The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:47 at Mechelen 2026 put Lennert Nys 959th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the farmers carry: 0:33 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:22 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:57Running 1 3:30v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:40v median +0:03
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:09v median +0:16
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 5:14v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:49v median +0:46
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:32v median +0:36
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Block 07 13:11Running 7 5:51v median +0:57
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 6:19v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
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.