The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:13 at Mechelen 2026 put Thierry Chaumantin 1,249th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:06 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
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 9:15Running 1 4:37v median +0:56
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:43v median +1:06
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Block 03 11:47Running 3 6:07v median +1:14
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Block 04 15:11Running 4 6:17v median +1:24
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:24v median +1:21
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:36v median +1:40
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 6:38v median +1:44
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Block 08 16:16Running 8 7:23v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:06
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.