The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thibaut Petit finished 960th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:48.
If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:22 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:30Running 1 3:56v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 5:07v median +0:30
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 5:24v median +0:31
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 5:18v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:32v median +0:29
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 5:31v median +0:35
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 5:28v median +0:34
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 6:10v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.