The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Raphael Donnay finished 941st of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:09.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:55. A harder second half: 3:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 3:53v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:43v median +0:06
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 5:04v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 4:54v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:01v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:52v median −0:04
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 4:52v median −0:02
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Block 08 16:06Running 8 5:25v median −0:04
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.