The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anthony Anakotta finished 1,016th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:02.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:09. A harder second half: 4:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Amsterdam 2026 were 2:24 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 4:14v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 5:00v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:18v median +0:25
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:08v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:02v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:14v median +0:18
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 5:16v median +0:22
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Block 08 16:47Running 8 5:52v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.