The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Olivier Chouquet finished 1,168th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:59.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:00 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:09, behind 91% of the field.
The field ran 2:24 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:01Running 1 4:32v median +0:51
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:16v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 5:43v median +0:50
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 5:40v median +0:47
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 5:43v median +0:40
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 5:46v median +0:50
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Block 07 12:36Running 7 5:38v median +0:44
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Block 08 13:42Running 8 6:24v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:09
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.