The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:16 at Mechelen 2026 put Rodrigue Bustin 1,170th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:22 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:15, behind 95% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 4:13v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:04v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 5:17v median +0:24
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Block 04 14:32Running 4 5:40v median +0:47
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 5:56v median +0:53
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 5:43v median +0:47
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 6:00v median +1:06
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Block 08 16:16Running 8 7:16v median +1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:15
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.