The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Konrad Sowa finished 1,276th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:50:06.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:12. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:53 in the roxzone was slower than 90% 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 12:23Running 1 7:32v median +3:51
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 5:53v median +1:16
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Block 03 14:52Running 3 6:15v median +1:22
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Block 04 13:31Running 4 6:17v median +1:24
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 6:30v median +1:27
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Block 06 9:04Running 6 6:29v median +1:33
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Block 07 13:23Running 7 6:20v median +1:26
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 7:18v median +1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:53
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.