The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Norham Marocchi finished 407th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:21.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 20% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:04 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:18 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:48Running 1 5:17v median +1:39
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:06v median −0:25
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 4:45v median −0:02
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Block 04 13:11Running 4 4:42v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:54v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:35v median −0:16
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 4:36v median −0:13
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 5:01v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.