The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Franssens won the 30–34 age group at Mechelen 2026 in 56:55, first of 98.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:18 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:59, was faster than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:20. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Pro division for Tom Franssens.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:40Running 1 2:44v median −0:29
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 3:23v median −0:38
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Block 03 6:58Running 3 3:30v median −0:46
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Block 04 6:04Running 4 3:26v median −0:53
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Block 05 7:25Running 5 3:28v median −0:55
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Block 06 4:55Running 6 3:30v median −0:49
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Block 07 6:29Running 7 3:32v median −0:50
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Block 08 7:51Running 8 3:49v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 455
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 455 men who finished.