The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:39 at Mechelen 2026 put Mathieu Lehérissé 662nd of 747 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 29% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:09. A harder second half: 4:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 3:44v median +0:03
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Block 02 9:54Running 2 8:02v median +3:27
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 6:23v median +1:31
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Block 04 14:12Running 4 6:40v median +1:48
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:41v median +1:39
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 6:44v median +1:50
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Block 07 13:54Running 7 6:48v median +1:56
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Block 08 16:32Running 8 8:31v median +3:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:35
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.