The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicolas Nicaise finished 1,202nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:42:37.
The runs carried this race: faster than 27% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 7% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:09 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 3:58v median +0:17
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 4:47v median +0:10
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 4:58v median +0:05
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Block 04 13:11Running 4 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:44v median +0:41
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 5:36v median +0:40
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 5:44v median +0:50
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Block 08 19:13Running 8 6:18v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:09
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.