The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:54 at Mechelen 2026 put Alan Kirby 329th of 457 men in the Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:35. The race faded late: the second half went 5:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 322 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:20 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:11v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:03v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 4:18v median +0:02
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 4:38v median +0:19
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:21v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:31v median +0:12
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 4:25v median +0:03
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Block 08 18:30Running 8 4:35v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.