The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Damien Huet finished 1,287th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:51:32.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:53. A harder second half: 1:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:34 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 4:09v median +0:28
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Block 02 10:08Running 2 5:34v median +0:57
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Block 03 13:29Running 3 6:58v median +2:05
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Block 04 13:52Running 4 6:43v median +1:50
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:30v median +1:27
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 6:16v median +1:20
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Block 07 12:50Running 7 6:09v median +1:15
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Block 08 19:52Running 8 7:13v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:34
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.