The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:01 at Mechelen 2026 put Dave De Grandmaison 786th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:20. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:30 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:55Running 1 6:33v median +2:52
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:36v median −0:01
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 5:08v median +0:15
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 5:15v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:22v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:13v median +0:17
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 5:05v median +0:11
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Block 08 11:51Running 8 5:54v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.