The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ludovic Bourgain finished 380th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:16.
The runs carried this race: faster than 69% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. The sled push was where this race was made, 0:32 ahead of the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:41.
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 8:10Running 1 3:26v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 4:07v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 4:31v median −0:21
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 4:33v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:26v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:14v median −0:40
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 4:32v median −0:20
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 5:20v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.