The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:45 at Mechelen 2026 put Fabrice Demeyer 1,054th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:35 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:40 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 4:27 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Belgium 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:14v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 5:44v median +1:07
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 5:56v median +1:03
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Block 04 13:11Running 4 6:06v median +1:13
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:53v median +0:50
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:57v median +1:01
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 6:11v median +1:17
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 6:20v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.