The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:06 at Mechelen 2026 put Christopher Thibaux 382nd of 457 men in the Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 31% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:20 faster than the average race this season, by 322 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:17v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:16v median +0:15
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 4:52v median +0:36
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 4:39v median +0:20
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:44v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 4:44v median +0:25
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 4:35v median +0:13
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Block 08 14:35Running 8 5:20v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:55
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.