The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Maxime Bouvy crossed the line in 1:19:59: 327th of 747 men, faster than 56% of the field.
The race faded late: the second half went 1:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:39Running 1 3:29v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:15v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 4:35v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 4:45v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:58v median −0:04
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:52v median −0:02
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 4:47v median −0:05
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 5:13v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.