The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexandre Delval finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:04:28 for 27th of 561 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:09 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:37 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:33, ahead of 96% of the field.
The field ran 4:31 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:21Running 1 3:15v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 3:56v median −0:35
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 3:56v median −0:51
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Block 04 7:36Running 4 3:54v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:03Running 5 3:58v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:01v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 4:01v median −0:48
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Block 08 8:45Running 8 4:21v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 556
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 556 men who finished.