The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jean-Philippe Forté finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:04:55 for 55th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:36 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:35, ahead of 97% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Madrid 2025 were 5:38 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:19v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 3:50v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:58Running 3 3:57v median −0:56
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Block 04 6:55Running 4 4:01v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:06v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 4:00v median −0:56
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:09v median −0:45
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:26v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.