The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ken Van Crombruggen finished 1,164th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:34.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:22 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:09Running 1 3:39v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 5:06v median +0:29
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 6:15v median +1:22
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 6:02v median +1:09
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 6:08v median +1:05
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 6:04v median +1:08
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Block 07 12:36Running 7 6:22v median +1:28
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Block 08 17:30Running 8 7:22v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:58
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.