The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:36 at Mechelen 2026 put Laurent Ingargiola on the age-group podium: 2nd of 11 in the 55–59 age group.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:10.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division for Laurent Ingargiola.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 3:10v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:03v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:13v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 4:13v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:11v median −0:48
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:12v median −0:39
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 4:16v median −0:33
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 4:49v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.