The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Victor Lamant crossed the line in 1:13:29: 297th of 1,363 men, faster than 78% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 95% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 51% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:49 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:26 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. 0:04 faster than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:02v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 3:39v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:02v median −0:51
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:01v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:01v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:03v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 3:55v median −0:59
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 4:12v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
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.