The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:46 at Mechelen 2026 put Luca Bruscia 394th of 457 men in the Pro division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 31% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:11 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:12 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:44v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:51v median +0:50
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 5:29v median +1:13
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 5:38v median +1:19
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 6:01v median +1:38
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:28v median +1:09
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Block 07 12:06Running 7 5:14v median +0:52
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 6:30v median +1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.