The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Neyrolles finished 451st of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:56.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:33Running 1 3:42v median +0:01
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:27v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 4:43v median −0:09
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 4:34v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:45v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:48v median −0:06
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 4:41v median −0:11
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Block 08 15:06Running 8 5:19v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.