The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:03:26 at Mechelen 2026 put Pascal Cabooter 724th of 747 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 22% of the field beaten on the runs, 1% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 16:15 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 16:14 worse 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 9:28Running 1 4:14v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:11v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 5:20v median +0:28
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Block 04 18:37Running 4 5:34v median +0:42
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 5:48v median +0:46
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 5:41v median +0:47
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Block 07 15:39Running 7 5:40v median +0:48
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Block 08 29:52Running 8 6:50v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:54
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.