The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:26 at Mechelen 2026 put René Gagnon Desjardins 157th of 561 men in the Open division, ahead of 72% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:00 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:06Running 1 3:46v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:15v median −0:16
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:30v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 4:29v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:49v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:34v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 4:38v median −0:11
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 5:00v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.