The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jelani James at Mechelen 2026: 1:02:29, 28th of 747 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:14, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 4:31 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:41Running 1 2:37v median −1:04
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 3:25v median −1:10
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Block 03 7:14Running 3 3:47v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 3:56v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:10Running 5 3:56v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 3:52v median −1:02
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Block 07 7:24Running 7 3:50v median −1:02
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Block 08 8:16Running 8 4:07v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.