The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathieu Rolin finished 1,047th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:26.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:09 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 8:28Running 1 3:45v median +0:04
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 5:09v median +0:32
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:34v median +0:41
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 5:26v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:57v median +0:54
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 5:53v median +0:57
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 5:42v median +0:48
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Block 08 14:56Running 8 6:24v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
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.