The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:29 at Mechelen 2026 put Francis Boyer 296th of 561 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:58 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:58 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
-
Block 01 8:56Running 1 4:08v median +0:30
-
Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:50v median +0:19
-
Block 03 9:34Running 3 5:11v median +0:24
-
Block 04 10:29Running 4 5:08v median +0:19
-
Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:31v median +0:32
-
Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:08v median +0:17
-
Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:15v median +0:26
-
Block 08 10:09Running 8 5:34v median +0:11
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.