The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:20 at Mechelen 2026 put Thibault Gelai 585th of 747 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:17. A harder second half: 1:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:54, behind 86% of the field.
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 8:49Running 1 3:55v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 5:21v median +0:46
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:10v median +0:18
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Block 04 14:11Running 4 5:23v median +0:31
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:18v median +1:16
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:37v median +0:43
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 5:22v median +0:30
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Block 08 14:48Running 8 6:07v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:54
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.