The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:56 at Mechelen 2026 put Ludovic Demares 678th of 747 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:53 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:47, behind 85% 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 9:49Running 1 4:42v median +1:01
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:49v median +1:14
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 6:15v median +1:23
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Block 04 15:29Running 4 6:05v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:24Running 5 6:02v median +1:00
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Block 06 9:47Running 6 6:07v median +1:13
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Block 07 14:56Running 7 6:11v median +1:19
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Block 08 16:44Running 8 8:07v median +2:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:47
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.