The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:55:17 at Mechelen 2026 put Matthew Aerts 1,307th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:05. The race faded late: the second half went 7:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:28Running 1 3:40v median −0:01
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Block 02 12:11Running 2 4:56v median +0:19
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Block 03 15:48Running 3 5:24v median +0:31
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Block 04 11:33Running 4 5:15v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:34v median +0:31
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Block 06 9:54Running 6 5:35v median +0:39
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Block 07 13:14Running 7 5:42v median +0:48
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Block 08 26:23Running 8 9:32v median +4:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.