The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicolas Busnel finished 1,081st of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:35:14.
The runs carried this race: faster than 46% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. The sled push cost the most time: 5:27 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 3:31v median −0:10
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Block 02 13:08Running 2 4:54v median +0:17
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 5:01v median +0:08
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 5:07v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:01v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:04v median +0:08
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 5:15v median +0:21
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Block 08 13:31Running 8 5:20v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
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.