The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Heneman Guillaume at Mechelen 2026: 1:08:23, 55th of 561 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:27, was faster than 97% 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 6:55Running 1 2:51v median −0:47
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:34v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 3:45v median −1:02
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 3:43v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 3:58v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 3:43v median −1:08
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 3:40v median −1:09
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 4:06v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.