The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John-John Deleuze finished 254th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:07, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:44 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 7:17 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:24v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:09v median −0:26
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Block 03 12:21Running 3 4:20v median −0:32
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 4:17v median −0:35
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:18v median −0:44
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:07v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 4:09v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 4:33v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.