The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Max Below finished 1,096th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:35:51.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:40. The race faded late: the second half went 1:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Amsterdam 2026 were 2:24 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:15v median −0:26
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 5:08v median +0:31
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Block 03 11:28Running 3 5:29v median +0:36
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Block 04 11:26Running 4 5:44v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:54v median +0:51
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 4:58v median +0:02
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Block 07 12:05Running 7 5:06v median +0:12
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Block 08 15:20Running 8 5:54v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:17
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.