The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:25 at Mechelen 2026 put Sven Meiresone 1,146th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 31% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:23. The race faded late: the second half went 5:54 worse 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 8:53Running 1 3:55v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:55v median +0:18
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 5:23v median +0:30
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 5:19v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:36v median +0:33
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 5:20v median +0:24
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 5:17v median +0:23
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Block 08 18:09Running 8 6:00v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:57
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.