The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Barry West finished 414th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:57.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:43 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:04 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
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 8:12Running 1 3:48v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 4:35v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 4:59v median +0:43
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 5:17v median +0:58
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:43v median +1:20
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:12v median +0:53
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 5:22v median +1:00
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Block 08 14:09Running 8 5:33v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.