The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dominic Franz finished 1,271st of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:49:30.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:54. The race faded late: the second half went 6:43 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 9:07Running 1 4:09v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:23v median +0:46
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Block 03 12:25Running 3 6:10v median +1:17
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Block 04 14:24Running 4 5:52v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:20v median +1:17
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:09v median +1:13
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 6:00v median +1:06
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Block 08 21:45Running 8 7:05v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:32
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.