The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lino Cantaert finished 1,037th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:07.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:16. 11:51 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
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 7:39Running 1 3:07v median −0:34
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:57v median +0:20
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 5:15v median +0:22
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Block 04 12:52Running 4 5:12v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:31v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:09v median +0:13
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 4:45v median −0:09
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Block 08 14:44Running 8 5:42v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:51
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.