The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Gabriel Fernier at Mechelen 2026: 1:04:32, 29th of 561 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:38 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:37 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:23, was faster than 97% 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. Gabriel Fernier's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:14Running 1 2:49v median −0:49
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:22v median −1:09
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 3:43v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:31Running 4 3:44v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 3:50v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:34v median −1:17
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Block 07 7:03Running 7 3:38v median −1:11
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 3:57v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.