The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Bao-An Truong at Mechelen 2026: 1:07:04, 98th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:19 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:23, ahead of 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. Bao-An Truong's fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:42Running 1 3:22v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 3:56v median −0:41
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 4:06v median −0:47
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Block 04 7:21Running 4 4:10v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:28v median −0:35
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:10v median −0:46
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:16v median −0:38
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 4:41v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.