The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:51 at Mechelen 2026 put Suresh Debije 1,268th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:07. A harder second half: 3:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:20Running 1 3:34v median −0:07
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Block 02 11:48Running 2 4:46v median +0:09
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Block 03 13:42Running 3 4:48v median −0:05
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Block 04 13:08Running 4 5:06v median +0:13
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:41v median +0:38
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 5:12v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 5:01v median +0:07
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Block 08 22:53Running 8 7:00v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.