The race, in three figures
The race, in words
François Capelle finished 228th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:18:39, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:21 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:13Running 1 3:40v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:37v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:55v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 5:00v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:02v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 4:57v median +0:06
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 4:51v median +0:02
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 5:14v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.