The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Leys finished 1,122nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:20.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:53. The race faded late: the second half went 2:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. Tim Leys's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 4:37v median +0:56
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:34v median +0:57
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 5:40v median +0:47
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Block 04 12:45Running 4 5:44v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 6:06v median +1:03
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 5:41v median +0:45
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Block 07 12:24Running 7 5:45v median +0:51
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Block 08 15:21Running 8 6:42v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.