The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:38 at Mechelen 2026 put Sami Ghammat 1,294th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 6:00 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:34 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 8:35Running 1 3:56v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:04v median +0:27
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Block 03 12:59Running 3 5:26v median +0:33
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Block 04 15:28Running 4 5:25v median +0:32
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 5:57v median +0:54
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:40v median +0:44
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Block 07 16:31Running 7 5:33v median +0:39
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Block 08 19:11Running 8 7:44v median +2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:34
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.