The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dorian Zaj finished 1,019th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:07.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:26 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:56 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 7:42Running 1 3:24v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:19v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 5:10v median +0:17
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Block 04 11:51Running 4 4:58v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:35v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:08v median +0:12
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Block 07 12:27Running 7 5:03v median +0:09
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Block 08 14:55Running 8 6:35v median +1:06
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.