The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthias Masschelin finished 1,219th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:43:38.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:24. A harder second half: 6:17 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 8:55Running 1 4:11v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:16v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 5:58v median +1:05
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Block 04 13:40Running 4 6:00v median +1:07
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:07v median +1:04
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 6:07v median +1:11
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 5:51v median +0:57
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Block 08 19:15Running 8 9:05v median +3:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:23
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.