The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:48:21 at Mechelen 2026 put Rachid El Karouni 1,362nd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 11:41 slower than the median. A harder second half: 12:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:11, behind 98% 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Rachid El Karouni.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:01Running 1 5:24v median +1:43
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Block 02 13:54Running 2 7:30v median +2:53
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Block 03 17:37Running 3 8:28v median +3:35
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Block 04 24:42Running 4 8:27v median +3:34
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Block 05 16:29Running 5 9:35v median +4:32
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Block 06 12:53Running 6 8:42v median +3:46
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Block 07 24:57Running 7 9:03v median +4:09
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Block 08 30:46Running 8 12:19v median +6:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:11
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.