The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonas Waem finished 1,075th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:41.
The runs carried this race: faster than 39% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:45 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:31 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 3:49v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:38v median +0:01
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 4:56v median +0:03
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 5:11v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:20v median +0:17
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:08v median +0:12
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 5:19v median +0:25
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Block 08 17:33Running 8 6:02v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.