The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Raphaël Theys finished 338th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:24:02.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:33 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:31 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 8:07Running 1 3:52v median +0:14
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:39v median +0:08
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:45v median −0:02
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 4:50v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:34v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:20v median +0:29
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 4:52v median +0:03
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 6:03v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:13
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.