The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:14 at Mechelen 2026 put Ruben Van Geit 912th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:59. The race faded late: the second half went 2:43 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 3:58v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:49v median +0:12
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:59v median +0:06
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 5:22v median +0:29
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:21v median +0:18
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:04v median +0:08
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 4:47v median −0:07
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Block 08 16:16Running 8 6:31v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.