The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Maxime Obertan at Mechelen 2026: 1:04:28, 45th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:09 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:35 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:01, was faster than 92% 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Maxime Obertan.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:32Running 1 3:22v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:04v median −0:33
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Block 03 6:59Running 3 4:01v median −0:52
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Block 04 7:34Running 4 3:57v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:17Running 5 4:03v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:35Running 6 3:42v median −1:14
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Block 07 7:35Running 7 3:44v median −1:10
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Block 08 8:47Running 8 4:10v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1354
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,354 men who finished.