The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niele Dams finished 893rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:41.
The stations carried this race: faster than 48% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:55. Stronger after halfway: 4:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Gent 2025 were 4:31 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:11v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:15v median +0:38
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 5:19v median +0:26
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 5:42v median +0:49
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:51v median +0:48
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:33v median +0:37
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 5:21v median +0:27
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 5:50v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1354
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,354 men who finished.