The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hugues Thiriot finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:05:47 for 34th of 561 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 73% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:33 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 5:23, ahead of 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:08Running 1 2:52v median −0:46
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 3:22v median −1:09
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Block 03 7:20Running 3 3:33v median −1:14
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Block 04 7:27Running 4 3:35v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:04Running 5 3:40v median −1:19
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 3:34v median −1:17
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 3:37v median −1:12
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 4:05v median −1:18
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.