The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:29 at Mechelen 2026 put Laurent Mreches 973rd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:35. The race faded late: the second half went 2:18 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 8:32Running 1 4:04v median +0:23
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:50v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:04v median +0:11
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 5:14v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:30v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:08v median +0:12
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 5:09v median +0:15
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Block 08 15:33Running 8 6:12v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.