The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:18 at Mechelen 2026 put Michel Le Meitour 1,108th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 6:15 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:13v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 4:59v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 04 12:35Running 4 5:02v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:06v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 4:52v median −0:04
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 4:48v median −0:06
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Block 08 18:18Running 8 5:17v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.