The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ricardo Kraak finished 907th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:07.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:13 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:54 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. Ricardo Kraak's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:36v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:39v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 4:54v median +0:01
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 4:49v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 4:58v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:01v median +0:05
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 5:01v median +0:07
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Block 08 14:31Running 8 5:32v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.