The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Xavier Fourbisseur finished 651st of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:40, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:48 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Gent 2025 were 4:31 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 8:19Running 1 3:27v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:07v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:19v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 4:19v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:29v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:32v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 4:39v median −0:15
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Block 08 13:36Running 8 5:02v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
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.