The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pietro Gualtieri finished 1,354th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:20:31.
The wall balls cost the most time: 17:29 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 17:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 15:08 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 9:49Running 1 4:40v median +0:59
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Block 02 10:12Running 2 5:50v median +1:13
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Block 03 14:38Running 3 6:19v median +1:26
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Block 04 17:04Running 4 6:19v median +1:26
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Block 05 13:08Running 5 7:08v median +2:05
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Block 06 10:27Running 6 7:03v median +2:07
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Block 07 17:02Running 7 7:01v median +2:07
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Block 08 33:12Running 8 8:57v median +3:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:08
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.