The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Anouar Aitoubelaaid at Mechelen 2026: 1:06:33, 84th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 77% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:05 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 5:34, ahead of 97% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:01Running 1 2:47v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 3:26v median −1:11
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:00v median −0:53
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Block 04 7:14Running 4 3:49v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 3:50v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:43v median −1:13
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 3:44v median −1:10
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 3:56v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.