The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:59 at Mechelen 2026 put Emiliano Laruccia on the age-group podium: 2nd of 25 in the 50–54 age group.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:39 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Frankfurt 2025 were 5:10 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:25v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:05v median −0:26
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 4:13v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 4:12v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:12v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:12v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 4:12v median −0:37
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 4:29v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.