The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas De Wispelaere finished 1,049th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:32.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:11. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:15Running 1 4:13v median +0:32
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:00v median +0:23
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Block 03 14:51Running 3 9:27v median +4:34
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Block 04 11:09Running 4 6:20v median +1:27
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:08v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 4:55v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 5:01v median +0:07
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Block 08 13:44Running 8 5:47v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:56
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.