The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:18:48 at Mechelen 2026 put Louis Laporterie 1,352nd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 10:07. The race faded late: the second half went 5:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 16:31 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
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 10:47Running 1 5:45v median +2:04
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Block 02 10:38Running 2 7:26v median +2:49
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Block 03 12:41Running 3 7:24v median +2:31
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Block 04 23:04Running 4 7:27v median +2:34
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Block 05 14:19Running 5 8:21v median +3:18
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Block 06 10:59Running 6 7:48v median +2:52
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Block 07 19:04Running 7 7:48v median +2:54
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Block 08 20:55Running 8 10:22v median +4:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:31
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.