The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:15 at Mechelen 2026 put William GRIGNY 447th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:56 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:20, was faster than 86% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:54Running 1 3:18v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:02v median −0:35
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 4:40v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:38v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:25v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 4:22v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 4:41v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.