The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anthony Gammelin finished 962nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:57.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 17% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:03. Stronger after halfway: 1:06 better against the middle of the field 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 8:58Running 1 4:35v median +0:54
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:33v median +0:56
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:38v median +0:45
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Block 04 12:15Running 4 5:58v median +1:05
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 6:02v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:57v median +1:01
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 5:32v median +0:38
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Block 08 11:55Running 8 6:03v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.