The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Lefrançois finished 334th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:14:34, faster than 76% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:15 on the median. A harder second half: 1:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:14Running 1 3:05v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 3:51v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 4:19v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:23v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:28v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 5:13v median +0:19
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:40v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
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.