The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Giancarlo Abis finished 1,280th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:50:37.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:43 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:24Running 1 4:21v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:22v median +0:45
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Block 03 12:16Running 3 5:33v median +0:40
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Block 04 14:59Running 4 5:41v median +0:48
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 5:52v median +0:49
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 5:55v median +0:59
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Block 07 13:55Running 7 5:49v median +0:55
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Block 08 21:25Running 8 6:56v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.