The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amaury Joiris finished 918th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:24.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:30Running 1 3:54v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:48v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:27v median +0:34
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 5:06v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:19v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:07v median +0:11
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 5:04v median +0:10
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Block 08 14:47Running 8 6:14v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
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.