The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benoit Mangard finished 330th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:23:38.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 32% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:18. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:35Running 1 4:06v median +0:28
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:45v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 5:18v median +0:31
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Block 04 11:56Running 4 5:13v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:20v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:10v median +0:19
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 5:10v median +0:21
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 5:32v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.