The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Materne finished 996th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:27.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:37 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:16 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 4:07v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:19v median +0:42
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 5:18v median +0:25
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 5:34v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:51v median +0:48
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:30v median +0:34
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 5:19v median +0:25
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Block 08 14:13Running 8 6:27v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.