The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Yusa Kayra Saltan finished 1,101st of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:36:06.
A station race more than a running one: 37% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:10 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:15 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 8:57Running 1 4:16v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:22v median +0:45
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Block 03 12:25Running 3 5:50v median +0:57
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 6:10v median +1:17
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:28v median +1:25
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 6:26v median +1:30
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 6:03v median +1:09
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Block 08 12:55Running 8 6:46v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:15
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.