The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:03 at Mechelen 2026 put Patxi Decaudin 263rd of 561 men in the Open division, ahead of 53% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:52 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
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 7:34Running 2 4:53v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 4:52v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 4:49v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:03v median +0:04
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:50v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:38v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 5:03v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.