The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicolas Colson finished 262nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:12:25, faster than 81% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 64% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:31 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Paris 2025 were 6:33 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 7:55Running 1 3:32v median −0:09
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:26v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:35v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:44v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 4:39v median −0:17
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:47v median −0:07
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 5:14v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.