The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicolas Becher finished 339th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:20:27, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:24 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:27Running 1 3:54v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:54v median +0:19
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 5:02v median +0:10
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 4:51v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:22v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:34v median +0:40
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 4:59v median +0:07
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Block 08 11:29Running 8 5:31v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.