The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:17 at Mechelen 2026 put Karl Guilbeau 549th of 747 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 4:34 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:19 better against the middle of the field 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 8:40Running 1 3:52v median +0:11
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:38v median +0:03
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Block 03 14:00Running 3 5:09v median +0:17
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 5:04v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:24v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:08v median +0:14
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 5:06v median +0:14
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Block 08 13:47Running 8 5:40v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:38
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.