The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:15 at Mechelen 2026 put Nicolas Bellart 581st of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 41% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:13. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Paris 2025 were 6:33 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 3:36v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:21v median −0:16
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:27v median −0:26
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 4:31v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:30v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 4:27v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 4:22v median −0:32
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 5:06v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:22
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.