The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Arthur Gambardella at Mechelen 2026: 1:03:59, 42nd of 747 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:52 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:55 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:34, ahead of 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. Arthur Gambardella's fastest of 8 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:23Running 1 3:04v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 3:45v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:15Running 3 3:48v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:28Running 4 3:49v median −1:03
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 3:53v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:49v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:06Running 7 3:56v median −0:56
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 4:11v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 743
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 743 men who finished.