The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gireg Parouty finished 286th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:00.
The sled push cost the most time: 0:45 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:53 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. Gireg Parouty's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 4:04v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:48v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 4:47v median +0:00
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 4:43v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:50v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:29v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 4:32v median −0:17
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 4:58v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.