The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:30 at Mechelen 2026 put Thomas Flamant 375th of 561 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:03 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 4:06v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:04v median +0:33
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:23v median +0:36
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:17v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:31v median +0:32
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:25v median +0:34
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 5:27v median +0:38
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 5:56v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.