The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:29 at Mechelen 2026 put Bruno Bardella 682nd of 747 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 27% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 11:01 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:57Running 1 3:27v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 4:53v median +0:18
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:31v median +0:39
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Block 04 22:02Running 4 5:30v median +0:38
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 5:40v median +0:38
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:28v median +0:34
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 5:29v median +0:37
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Block 08 20:22Running 8 6:54v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:42
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.