The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Richard Stott at Mechelen 2026: 1:05:45, 56th of 747 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:07 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:04, was faster than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. An improvement of 1:50 on Manchester 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 3:11v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:50v median −0:45
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 3:52v median −1:00
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Block 04 7:14Running 4 3:50v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:19Running 5 3:58v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:02v median −0:52
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 3:59v median −0:53
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Block 08 9:25Running 8 4:24v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:04
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.