The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anthony Bidard finished 535th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:47:11.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:24. The race faded late: the second half went 2:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:13, behind 94% of the field.
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 9:01Running 1 3:40v median +0:02
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 5:14v median +0:43
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Block 03 11:58Running 3 5:35v median +0:48
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Block 04 13:57Running 4 5:49v median +1:00
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 5:43v median +0:44
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 5:49v median +0:58
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Block 07 12:41Running 7 5:47v median +0:58
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Block 08 17:50Running 8 6:53v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:13
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.