The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:45 at Mechelen 2026 put Yassine Aboukir 412th of 561 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:44 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:40 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 10:20Running 1 5:55v median +2:17
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:17v median −0:14
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 4:57v median +0:10
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 4:56v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:10v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:11v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 4:44v median −0:05
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Block 08 12:14Running 8 5:17v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.