The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Groux finished 197th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:52, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:10 from the median.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:25v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:24v median −0:07
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:27v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 4:24v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:36v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:19v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 4:21v median −0:28
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 4:44v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.