The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arnaud Mercier finished 396th of 616 men in the Open division at Athens 2026, in 1:30:31.
The runs carried this race: faster than 47% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:45 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athens ran fast: the 284 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:07 quicker here than at their other races. 16:20 faster than at Mechelen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 5:26v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:40v median +0:03
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:13v median +0:14
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 5:13v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:10v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:03v median +0:09
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 5:15v median +0:23
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 5:08v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 607
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 607 men who finished.