The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emmanuel Decarpentrie finished 475th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:02.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:34 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:22 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:46 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 8:52Running 1 4:00v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:36v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 5:09v median +0:17
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 4:56v median +0:04
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:16v median +1:14
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 4:48v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 5:00v median +0:08
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 5:37v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:42
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.