The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:55:34 at Mechelen 2026 put Haithem Ben Dhafer 1,308th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:10. A harder second half: 4:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:15 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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. Haithem Ben Dhafer's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:35v median +0:54
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Block 02 10:08Running 2 6:19v median +1:42
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Block 03 12:45Running 3 6:30v median +1:37
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Block 04 15:26Running 4 7:04v median +2:11
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Block 05 12:51Running 5 7:40v median +2:37
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Block 06 9:55Running 6 6:48v median +1:52
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Block 07 14:43Running 7 6:44v median +1:50
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Block 08 18:23Running 8 8:27v median +2:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:15
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.