The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gabriel Fertitta finished 628th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:54.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:37. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:18 better 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 8:11Running 1 3:40v median −0:01
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Block 02 10:11Running 2 5:17v median +0:42
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Block 03 12:26Running 3 6:37v median +1:45
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Block 04 12:33Running 4 5:49v median +0:57
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:31v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:35v median +0:41
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 5:32v median +0:40
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Block 08 16:35Running 8 7:11v median +1:48
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.