The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:34 at Mechelen 2026 put Frederic Delahaye 1,201st of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:21. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:32, behind 87% of the field.
The field ran 6:36 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Valencia 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:26v median +0:45
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:19v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:44Running 3 5:31v median +0:38
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Block 04 15:24Running 4 5:33v median +0:40
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:16v median +1:13
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:36v median +0:40
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 5:45v median +0:51
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Block 08 16:22Running 8 6:36v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:32
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.