The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Samson finished 955th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:42.
The stations carried this race: faster than 54% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 5:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:27, behind 86% of the field.
The field ran 5:02 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Cologne 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 3:45v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:31v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 4:47v median −0:06
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Block 04 11:57Running 4 4:58v median +0:05
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Block 05 14:35Running 5 9:56v median +4:53
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:14v median +0:18
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:16v median +0:22
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 5:38v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:27
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.