The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rocco Cara finished 1,045th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:21.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:40. A harder second half: 1:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 8:19 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:09v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 5:06v median +0:29
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 5:54v median +1:01
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 5:21v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:19v median +0:16
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:33v median +0:37
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 5:26v median +0:32
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Block 08 15:03Running 8 6:37v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
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.