The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Giovanni Bertino finished 519th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:44:26.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:33. A harder second half: 6:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Giovanni Bertino.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:08v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 5:14v median +0:43
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:20v median +0:33
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Block 04 13:42Running 4 5:40v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:56v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 5:41v median +0:50
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 5:23v median +0:34
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Block 08 20:13Running 8 6:07v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
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.