The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexis Laitang finished 539th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:49:00.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:55. The race faded late: the second half went 3:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:48, behind 91% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. Alexis Laitang's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:29v median +0:51
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:49v median +1:18
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Block 03 11:10Running 3 6:04v median +1:17
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Block 04 16:40Running 4 6:20v median +1:31
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 6:34v median +1:35
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Block 06 9:45Running 6 6:27v median +1:36
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Block 07 14:39Running 7 6:25v median +1:36
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Block 08 16:12Running 8 7:41v median +2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
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.