The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:51 at Mechelen 2026 put Arnaud Mercier 1,257th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 13:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 15:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Turin 2026 were 4:12 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 3:41v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:47v median +0:10
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 5:00v median +0:07
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Block 04 11:53Running 4 5:25v median +0:32
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 5:25v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 4:59v median +0:03
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 5:12v median +0:18
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Block 08 29:09Running 8 8:47v median +3:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.