The race, in three figures
The race, in words
59:13 at Mechelen 2026 put Burak Edis Emiroğlu on the age-group podium: 3rd of 167 in the 30–34 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:03 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:47, was faster than 93% of the field.
The field ran 3:52 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Stockholm 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:59Running 1 2:54v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 3:36v median −0:59
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Block 03 6:33Running 3 3:41v median −1:11
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Block 04 6:11Running 4 3:43v median −1:09
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:42v median −1:20
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:38v median −1:16
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Block 07 6:28Running 7 3:38v median −1:14
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Block 08 8:16Running 8 4:10v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 743
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 743 men who finished.