The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicolas Botte finished 674th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:14, faster than 51% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:32. The race faded late: the second half went 1:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:12 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Turin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:31Running 1 3:04v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:08v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 4:53v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:20v median +0:17
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:41v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 4:40v median −0:14
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 5:12v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.