The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicholas Bucchio finished 816th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:49.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 29% on the runs. The sled push cost the most time: 0:37 slower than the median.
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 8:23Running 1 4:00v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 5:06v median +0:29
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:19v median +0:26
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 5:20v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:48v median +0:45
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:23v median +0:27
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 5:02v median +0:08
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 6:02v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.