The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Gerard finished 1,182nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:41:03.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:19. Stronger after halfway: 2:12 better against the middle of the field than before it. 11:38 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 8:03Running 1 3:43v median +0:02
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Block 02 9:01Running 2 5:24v median +0:47
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Block 03 13:18Running 3 6:34v median +1:41
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Block 04 13:18Running 4 6:11v median +1:18
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:05v median +1:02
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 5:47v median +0:51
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 5:38v median +0:44
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Block 08 15:06Running 8 6:19v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:38
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.