The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:43 at Mechelen 2026 put Lars De Bois 1,092nd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:19 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:39, behind 93% of the field.
The field ran 3:52 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Stockholm 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:42Running 1 3:21v median −0:20
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 4:51v median +0:14
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:59v median +1:06
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:25v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 5:25v median +0:29
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 5:11v median +0:17
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 6:18v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:39
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.