The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jules Bernaerts finished 930th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:43.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:06. The race faded late: the second half went 2:40 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. Jules Bernaerts's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:01v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:58v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:13v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 5:11v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:23v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:18v median +0:22
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 5:03v median +0:09
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Block 08 14:37Running 8 5:45v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.