The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Romain Mathevon finished 490th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:57.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:47. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:58Running 1 6:35v median +2:57
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 4:58v median +0:27
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 5:31v median +0:44
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 5:30v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:40v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:31v median +0:40
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 5:29v median +0:40
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 6:24v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:51
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.