The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Girolamo Catalano crossed the line in 1:18:05: 488th of 1,363 men, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:09.
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 7:36Running 1 3:14v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:05v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 4:33v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 4:25v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:36v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:08v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 4:15v median −0:39
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 4:41v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.