The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:59:07 at Mechelen 2026 put Thomas Piette 712th of 747 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:28. A harder second half: 9:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:25 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 9:27Running 1 4:05v median +0:24
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 5:31v median +0:56
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Block 03 13:01Running 3 6:29v median +1:37
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Block 04 14:31Running 4 6:38v median +1:46
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Block 05 13:20Running 5 7:25v median +2:23
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 6:37v median +1:43
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Block 07 15:02Running 7 6:39v median +1:47
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Block 08 21:46Running 8 8:31v median +3:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:25
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.