The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:55 at Mechelen 2026 put Jean-Francois Theys 730th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:17 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:30 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:24v median +0:43
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:29v median +0:52
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:43v median +0:50
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 5:38v median +0:45
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:48v median +0:45
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:37v median +0:41
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 5:29v median +0:35
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 6:07v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:15
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.