The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ciccio Pecoraro finished 1,050th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:32.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:50. A harder second half: 4:33 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 7:59Running 1 3:35v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 5:07v median +0:30
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:12v median +0:19
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Block 04 12:23Running 4 5:33v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 6:02v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 5:29v median +0:33
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 5:25v median +0:31
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Block 08 15:48Running 8 6:12v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:26
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.