The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:06:47 at Mechelen 2026 put Martijn Hamstra 1,334th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:54. The race faded late: the second half went 19:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:03, behind 90% 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 9:22Running 1 4:47v median +1:06
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 6:03v median +1:26
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 6:35v median +1:42
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Block 04 15:34Running 4 6:19v median +1:26
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:31v median +1:28
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 6:32v median +1:36
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Block 07 15:11Running 7 6:39v median +1:45
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Block 08 34:18Running 8 23:38v median +18:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:03
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.