The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:30 at Mechelen 2026 put Patrick Gerard 525th of 561 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 4:08 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:21Running 1 4:30v median +0:52
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 5:47v median +1:16
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 6:02v median +1:15
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Block 04 14:53Running 4 6:16v median +1:27
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:24v median +1:25
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Block 06 9:04Running 6 6:11v median +1:20
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 6:23v median +1:34
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Block 08 17:31Running 8 6:50v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:38
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.