The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sascha Vink finished 1,220th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:43:41.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:12 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:19Running 1 4:19v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:37v median +1:00
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 6:04v median +1:11
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Block 04 15:07Running 4 6:16v median +1:23
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:19v median +1:16
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 5:35v median +0:39
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Block 07 13:53Running 7 5:12v median +0:18
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Block 08 17:45Running 8 6:47v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.