The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:35 at Mechelen 2026 put Didier Mathieu 1,261st of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 4:17 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:51Running 1 3:40v median −0:01
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Block 02 10:10Running 2 5:42v median +1:05
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Block 03 12:37Running 3 6:18v median +1:25
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Block 04 13:10Running 4 5:39v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 5:53v median +0:50
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:49v median +1:53
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Block 07 15:20Running 7 6:27v median +1:33
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Block 08 17:09Running 8 6:06v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:11
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.