The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:51 at Mechelen 2026 put Val Jesson 399th of 747 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:53 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:57 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:40v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:33v median −0:02
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:09v median +0:17
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:59v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:47v median −0:07
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 4:46v median −0:06
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 5:29v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.