The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:13 at Mechelen 2026 put Othmen El Darissi 1,158th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:08 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:10Running 1 3:39v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:29v median +0:52
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Block 03 13:08Running 3 7:45v median +2:52
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 6:06v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:38v median +1:35
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Block 06 8:57Running 6 6:27v median +1:31
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 6:31v median +1:37
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Block 08 15:38Running 8 6:44v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:07
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.