The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Florent Deprez crossed the line in 1:21:38: 650th of 1,363 men, faster than 52% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 66% of the field across all eight, against 44% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:40 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:41v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:46v median +0:09
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 4:48v median −0:05
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 4:56v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:14v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:12v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:09v median +0:15
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 5:43v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.