The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stefano Grassi finished 432nd of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:35:59.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:09 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:34 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
The field ran 4:40 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Turin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:38v median +0:25
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 5:07v median +1:06
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:26v median +1:10
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 5:29v median +1:10
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:39v median +1:16
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:25v median +1:06
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 5:41v median +1:19
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Block 08 16:23Running 8 6:54v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:34
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.