The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:03 at Mechelen 2026 put XAVIER GOETTELMANN 177th of 457 men in the Pro division, ahead of 61% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:54 quicker than the median and 97th of 457. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:46. The race faded late: the second half went 1:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:20. An improvement of 7:39 on Paris 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:06Running 1 3:02v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 3:49v median −0:12
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 3:59v median −0:17
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Block 04 7:28Running 4 4:00v median −0:19
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 4:10v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:02v median −0:17
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:09v median −0:13
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 4:41v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.