The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Nicolas Deneubourg crossed the line in 1:17:47: 472nd of 1,363 men, faster than 65% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:10 on the median. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:36 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:22 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 3:26v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 4:27v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:33v median −0:20
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 4:33v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:38v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:37v median −0:19
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 4:42v median −0:12
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 5:17v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.