The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Theyssen finished 1,177th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:40:45.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:10. A harder second half: 3:54 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 8:33Running 1 4:05v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:19v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 5:52v median +0:59
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 5:58v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:18v median +1:15
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 6:03v median +1:07
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 5:52v median +0:58
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Block 08 17:30Running 8 6:34v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:32
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.