The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zoltan Horvath finished 1,121st of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:19.
A station race more than a running one: 37% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:44 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
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 8:56Running 1 4:16v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:36v median +0:59
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 6:12v median +1:19
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Block 04 11:25Running 4 6:15v median +1:22
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:33v median +1:30
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 6:35v median +1:39
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Block 07 12:32Running 7 6:15v median +1:21
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Block 08 14:34Running 8 6:26v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:44
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.