The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Antoine Biel finished 1,051st of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:33.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:52 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. Antoine Biel's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 4:00v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 4:49v median +0:12
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 5:10v median +0:17
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Block 04 12:25Running 4 5:12v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:41v median +0:38
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:26v median +0:30
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Block 07 13:27Running 7 5:37v median +0:43
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Block 08 14:43Running 8 8:04v median +2:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.