The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sofyen Khalfaoui finished 664th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:51, faster than 51% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 94% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:29 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:40 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. The fastest of 6 finishes in the Open division for Sofyen Khalfaoui.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 3:04v median −0:37
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 3:47v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 3:49v median −1:04
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 3:54v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:03v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 3:59v median −0:57
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 3:58v median −0:56
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Block 08 13:54Running 8 4:32v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.