The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:03 at Mechelen 2026 put Julien Henrion 626th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:42Running 1 3:15v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:16v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 4:45v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 4:27v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:28v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:15v median −0:41
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 4:27v median −0:27
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 4:56v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.