The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arno Van Doren finished 939th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:00.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:19. Stronger after halfway: 2:35 better against the middle of the field 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 9:29Running 1 4:30v median +0:49
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 5:24v median +0:47
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 5:47v median +0:54
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 5:52v median +0:59
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:52v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:30v median +0:34
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:25v median +0:31
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Block 08 14:10Running 8 6:05v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
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.