The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Romain Parsy finished 548th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:35, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:18 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Romain Parsy.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 3:44v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:23v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 4:33v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:48v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 4:11v median −0:43
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 4:54v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.