The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sébastien Tombu finished 935th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:49.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:32 slower than the median.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:56v median +0:15
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:50v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 4:49v median −0:04
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 4:51v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:26v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:05v median +0:09
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 4:39v median −0:15
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 5:38v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.