The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kean De Picker finished 1,043rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:15.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:04 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:16Running 1 3:26v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 4:45v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 4:56v median +0:03
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 5:03v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:59v median +0:56
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:19v median +0:23
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 5:13v median +0:19
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Block 08 15:59Running 8 6:09v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.