The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jean Louis Pauvert finished 1,070th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:36.
The runs carried this race: faster than 39% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 12% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:47. The race faded late: the second half went 5:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 6:33 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Paris 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:06v median +0:25
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 4:53v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 4:57v median +0:04
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 5:00v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:26v median +0:23
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:13v median +0:17
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Block 07 13:37Running 7 5:07v median +0:13
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Block 08 16:19Running 8 5:46v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:55
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.