The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:19 at Mechelen 2026 put Xavier Vansant 1,065th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 40% of the field across all eight, against 11% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the row, 0:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:26 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 9:25Running 1 4:35v median +0:54
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:35v median +0:58
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:23v median +0:30
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 5:44v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:45v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:28v median +0:32
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 5:32v median +0:38
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Block 08 15:47Running 8 9:11v median +3:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.