The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjmain Cusselle finished 446th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:40.
The stations carried this race: faster than 58% of the field across all eight, against 30% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:59 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:14 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 8:20Running 1 3:58v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:03v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 5:40v median +0:48
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 5:41v median +0:49
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:38v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 5:00v median +0:08
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 6:05v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.