The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:29:25 at Mechelen 2026 put Dries Laureys 1,357th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 7:55 slower than the median. A harder second half: 16:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 17:52, behind 99% 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 9:43Running 1 5:08v median +1:27
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Block 02 11:13Running 2 7:04v median +2:27
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Block 03 13:53Running 3 7:35v median +2:42
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Block 04 20:16Running 4 8:13v median +3:20
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Block 05 14:32Running 5 8:40v median +3:37
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Block 06 13:17Running 6 9:12v median +4:16
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Block 07 22:29Running 7 9:36v median +4:42
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Block 08 26:21Running 8 13:16v median +7:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:52
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.