The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:04 at Mechelen 2026 put Jon Liebergall 905th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:23 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 3:57v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:00v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 5:14v median +0:21
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 5:14v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:05v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:09v median +0:13
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 08 14:53Running 8 5:44v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.