The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nathan Thewys finished 1,281st of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:50:42.
The wall balls cost the most time: 5:48 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 11:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:42, behind 97% of the field.
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 8:52Running 1 3:45v median +0:04
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 4:46v median +0:09
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Block 03 12:41Running 3 6:28v median +1:35
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 5:29v median +0:36
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 5:55v median +0:52
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Block 06 9:42Running 6 5:39v median +0:43
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 6:09v median +1:15
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Block 08 21:30Running 8 8:56v median +3:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:42
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.