The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thibaud Verté finished 403rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:25, faster than 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 59% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:18 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Amsterdam 2026 were 2:24 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 7:16Running 1 3:15v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:23v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 4:40v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 5:04v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:57v median +0:01
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 4:56v median +0:02
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 5:26v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
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.