The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:32:56 at Mechelen 2026 put Thomas Houbiers 1,359th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 30:26. The race faded late: the second half went 30:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:50, behind 95% 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 10:18Running 1 4:52v median +1:11
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Block 02 10:31Running 2 5:58v median +1:21
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Block 03 13:11Running 3 6:23v median +1:30
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Block 04 19:05Running 4 6:27v median +1:34
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Block 05 12:20Running 5 6:50v median +1:47
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 6:44v median +1:48
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Block 07 19:50Running 7 7:03v median +2:09
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Block 08 45:44Running 8 8:32v median +3:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:50
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.