The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:33:56 at Mechelen 2026 put Mohammed Boucif 1,360th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 13:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 21:54 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 10:15Running 1 5:32v median +1:51
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Block 02 11:30Running 2 7:45v median +3:08
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Block 03 15:03Running 3 8:51v median +3:58
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Block 04 22:06Running 4 7:28v median +2:35
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Block 05 13:11Running 5 7:25v median +2:22
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Block 06 9:27Running 6 7:30v median +2:34
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Block 07 22:00Running 7 7:27v median +2:33
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Block 08 28:36Running 8 8:16v median +2:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 21:54
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.