The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:49 at Mechelen 2026 put Théo Lemattre 1,009th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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. Théo Lemattre's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:13v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:10v median +0:33
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 5:20v median +0:27
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 5:26v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 5:37v median +0:34
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:19v median +0:23
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 5:31v median +0:37
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 5:56v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.