The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexandre Volckaerts finished 1,173rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:40:25.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:31 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 9:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:01, behind 90% 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 9:04Running 1 4:12v median +0:31
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 5:16v median +0:39
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:10v median +0:17
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:21v median +0:28
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:27v median +1:24
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Block 06 10:56Running 6 7:49v median +2:53
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 5:50v median +0:56
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Block 08 16:27Running 8 6:10v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:01
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.