The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alain Ovyn finished 1,251st of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:46:35.
The runs carried this race: faster than 38% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 3% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 7:54 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 3:46v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 4:41v median +0:04
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 4:55v median +0:02
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Block 04 15:02Running 4 5:01v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:24v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:10v median +0:14
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Block 07 14:20Running 7 5:24v median +0:30
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Block 08 20:57Running 8 6:17v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.