The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:11 at Mechelen 2026 put Neale Oliver 312th of 457 men in the Pro division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:16 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:20 faster than the average race this season, by 322 athletes who raced both. That was 3:20 off the time at Poznan 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:52v median +0:39
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 4:36v median +0:35
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 4:39v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 4:47v median +0:28
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:55v median +0:32
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:42v median +0:23
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 4:44v median +0:22
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Block 08 12:51Running 8 5:15v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 455
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 455 men who finished.