The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:38 at Mechelen 2026 put Faissal Tahri 509th of 747 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:54 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 8:02Running 1 3:23v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:02v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 4:33v median −0:19
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Block 04 11:25Running 4 4:27v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:19v median −0:43
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 4:17v median −0:37
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 4:18v median −0:34
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Block 08 15:38Running 8 4:49v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.