The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:59 at Mechelen 2026 put Christophe David 732nd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:26 on the median. A harder second half: 4:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:43v median +0:02
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 4:30v median −0:07
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 5:09v median +0:16
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Block 04 11:09Running 4 5:28v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:52v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:56v median +1:00
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 5:21v median +0:27
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 6:04v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
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.