The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:55 at Mechelen 2026 put Nicolas Skaff 450th of 747 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:40 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 3:30v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:17v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:30v median −0:22
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 4:36v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 4:44v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 4:37v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 4:44v median −0:08
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Block 08 14:34Running 8 5:07v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:38
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.