The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:33 at Mechelen 2026 put Elias Thuy 1,260th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:44 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 30:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:31 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:37v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:18v median −0:19
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Block 03 39:01Running 3 35:53v median +31:00
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 4:54v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:57v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 5:08v median +0:12
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:31v median +0:37
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 6:30v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.