The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karim Aboutahir finished 1,029th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:35.
The runs carried this race: faster than 46% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 15% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:59. A harder second half: 2:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:10Running 1 3:36v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 4:34v median −0:03
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:03v median +0:10
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 4:57v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:12v median +0:09
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 5:02v median +0:06
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 4:52v median −0:02
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Block 08 17:43Running 8 5:58v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.