The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Carlier finished 1,265th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:48:37.
Legs and stations told different stories: 31% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:53 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:53Running 1 4:03v median +0:22
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Block 02 10:39Running 2 5:08v median +0:31
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Block 03 11:58Running 3 5:08v median +0:15
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 5:18v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:13v median +0:10
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 5:37v median +0:41
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Block 07 13:25Running 7 5:08v median +0:14
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Block 08 17:50Running 8 6:11v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:59
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.