The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jean Pascal Delahaye finished 1,241st of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:45:19.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:44 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:29 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
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 9:14Running 1 4:21v median +0:40
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 5:24v median +0:47
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 5:43v median +0:50
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Block 04 12:59Running 4 5:59v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:07v median +1:04
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 6:12v median +1:16
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Block 07 13:04Running 7 6:03v median +1:09
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Block 08 18:34Running 8 7:04v median +1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:29
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.