The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Pollet finished 1,174th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:40:26.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:49 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:35 in the roxzone was slower than 87% 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 8:48Running 1 4:13v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:19v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:17Running 3 5:28v median +0:35
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Block 04 13:06Running 4 5:34v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:29v median +0:26
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:31v median +0:35
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 5:36v median +0:42
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Block 08 17:16Running 8 6:41v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:35
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.