The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Julien Brabant at Mechelen 2026: 1:05:59, 36th of 561 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:37 quicker than the median and 25th of 561. Stronger after halfway: 3:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:44, was faster than 94% 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 6:59Running 1 3:07v median −0:31
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Block 02 5:31Running 2 3:54v median −0:37
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 3:58v median −0:49
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 3:54v median −0:55
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Block 05 7:57Running 5 4:03v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 4:07v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:24Running 7 4:02v median −0:47
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 4:21v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.