The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Floris Terlou finished 249th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:35, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:01 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 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 8:30Running 1 4:01v median +0:23
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:49v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:08v median +0:21
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 5:00v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:17v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:06v median +0:15
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 4:54v median +0:05
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 5:41v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.