The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tariq Ait finished 1,363rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 3:09:39.
The wall balls cost the most time: 25:14 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 24:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 16:56, behind 98% 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 11:38Running 1 5:17v median +1:36
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Block 02 17:08Running 2 6:33v median +1:56
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Block 03 21:54Running 3 7:03v median +2:10
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Block 04 23:18Running 4 11:51v median +6:58
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Block 05 15:16Running 5 8:44v median +3:41
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Block 06 14:09Running 6 7:12v median +2:16
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Block 07 20:07Running 7 7:53v median +2:59
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Block 08 49:19Running 8 17:19v median +11:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:56
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.