The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Antonin Laporterie finished 566th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:54, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:00 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 Antonin Laporterie.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:09v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 3:59v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:19v median −0:34
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 4:29v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:45v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 4:51v median −0:03
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 5:20v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.