The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Cressatti finished 977th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:39.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:08. The race faded late: the second half went 4:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:28Running 1 3:03v median −0:38
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 4:36v median −0:01
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 6:47v median +1:54
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 4:45v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:14v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 4:54v median −0:02
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 4:40v median −0:14
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Block 08 15:09Running 8 5:15v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:56
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.