The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jordan Petit finished 590th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:36:42.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:35 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:18 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 6:33 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Paris 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:29v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 5:47v median +1:12
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Block 03 11:25Running 3 5:44v median +0:52
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Block 04 13:04Running 4 5:58v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:08v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 6:08v median +1:14
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 6:21v median +1:29
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 7:36v median +2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:30
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.