The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Nicolas Bruno crossed the line in 1:20:26: 591st of 1,363 men, faster than 57% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:56 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:34 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:22Running 1 3:11v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:18v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 4:37v median −0:16
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 5:51v median +0:58
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:41v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:29v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:13v median −0:41
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 5:26v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.