The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Robson finished 313th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:12.
The stations carried this race: faster than 52% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:16 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:12 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:20 faster than the average race this season, by 322 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:46v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 4:36v median +0:35
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 4:45v median +0:29
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 4:51v median +0:32
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:56v median +0:33
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:50v median +0:31
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Block 07 7:20Running 7 4:55v median +0:33
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 5:26v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:27
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.