The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Erwan Jousselme finished 1,330th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:05:30.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:09 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:27 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 9:15Running 1 3:59v median +0:18
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Block 02 10:25Running 2 5:41v median +1:04
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Block 03 12:42Running 3 6:11v median +1:18
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Block 04 18:19Running 4 6:03v median +1:10
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Block 05 13:02Running 5 6:56v median +1:53
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Block 06 9:52Running 6 6:51v median +1:55
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Block 07 15:39Running 7 6:34v median +1:40
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Block 08 23:57Running 8 8:02v median +2:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:27
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.