The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:21 at Mechelen 2026 put Laurent Bertrand 586th of 747 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:46 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:33Running 1 3:50v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:42v median +0:07
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 04 12:59Running 4 5:00v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:13v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 4:55v median +0:01
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 4:44v median −0:08
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Block 08 16:34Running 8 6:01v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:50
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.