The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sebastien Salingue finished 318th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:41, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:04. Stronger after halfway: 2:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Gent 2025 were 4:31 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 3:29v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:12v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 4:13v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 4:12v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:15v median −0:47
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:19v median −0:35
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:20v median −0:32
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 4:42v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.