The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Younes Rondas finished 1,104th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:36:13.
The stations carried this race: faster than 35% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:16 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Gent 2025 were 4:31 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 8:55Running 1 4:13v median +0:32
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:05v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 5:28v median +0:35
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Block 04 12:30Running 4 5:36v median +0:43
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:10v median +1:07
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:16v median +1:20
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 6:05v median +1:11
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Block 08 15:07Running 8 7:08v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:16
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.