The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Florian Marie finished 1,215th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:43:22.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:25 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:41 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 9:05Running 1 3:59v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:47v median +0:10
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 5:17v median +0:24
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 5:22v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:54Running 5 5:35v median +0:32
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 5:36v median +0:40
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 5:26v median +0:32
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Block 08 20:55Running 8 6:44v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:40
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.