The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:40 at Mechelen 2026 put Thierry Laurent 301st of 561 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:19 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 3:58v median +0:20
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:46v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 5:04v median +0:17
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 5:05v median +0:16
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:06v median +0:07
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 5:08v median +0:17
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 5:05v median +0:16
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Block 08 13:24Running 8 5:39v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:03
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.