The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Erwin Pijper finished 1,337th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:08:38.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 11:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 11:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:32 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 9:06Running 1 4:03v median +0:22
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Block 02 10:11Running 2 5:31v median +0:54
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Block 03 12:28Running 3 5:48v median +0:55
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Block 04 18:57Running 4 6:04v median +1:11
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 6:11v median +1:08
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:09v median +1:13
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Block 07 22:15Running 7 6:15v median +1:21
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Block 08 22:11Running 8 7:51v median +2:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:32
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.