The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Francis finished 403rd of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:10.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:01. Stronger after halfway: 2:04 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:00, behind 90% of the field.
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 8:11Running 1 4:00v median +0:47
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 5:03v median +1:02
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 5:08v median +0:52
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 5:19v median +1:00
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:26v median +1:03
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:10v median +0:51
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 5:08v median +0:46
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 5:44v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.