The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:58:51 at Mechelen 2026 put Thijs Sturmans 1,320th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 10:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:49 in the roxzone was slower than 89% 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 9:16Running 1 4:31v median +0:50
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 6:23v median +1:46
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 7:04v median +2:11
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Block 04 16:01Running 4 7:10v median +2:17
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Block 05 12:50Running 5 7:23v median +2:20
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Block 06 9:41Running 6 7:07v median +2:11
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Block 07 14:01Running 7 7:44v median +2:50
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Block 08 25:03Running 8 11:37v median +6:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:49
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.