The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:22 at Mechelen 2026 put Yoann Boyenval 442nd of 747 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:06Running 1 3:58v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:46v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 4:58v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 5:04v median +0:12
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:19v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:21v median +0:27
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 5:25v median +0:33
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 6:32v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.