The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valentin Delfosse finished 187th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:10:15, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:53, was faster than 94% of the field.
The field ran 4:12 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Hamburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:43Running 1 2:45v median −0:56
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 3:44v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 4:01v median −0:52
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 3:53v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:03v median −1:00
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 3:56v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:07Running 7 3:50v median −1:04
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 4:14v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.