The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:30 at Mechelen 2026 put Olivier Van Nes 1,224th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Belgium 2025 were 4:27 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 3:49v median +0:08
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 5:08v median +0:31
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Block 03 12:16Running 3 6:52v median +1:59
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Block 04 14:01Running 4 6:22v median +1:29
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Block 05 11:59Running 5 6:37v median +1:34
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 6:22v median +1:26
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 6:01v median +1:07
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Block 08 16:35Running 8 7:25v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:04
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.