The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Louis Tonolli at Mechelen 2026: 1:05:53, 35th of 561 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:11, was faster than 99% 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 7:14Running 1 2:48v median −0:50
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 3:20v median −1:11
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 3:17v median −1:30
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Block 04 7:39Running 4 3:12v median −1:37
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Block 05 7:45Running 5 3:22v median −1:37
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 3:15v median −1:36
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 3:18v median −1:31
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 3:38v median −1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.