The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Noah Jones crossed the line in 1:20:33: 341st of 747 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:44 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:01 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:57 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:10v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 3:57v median −0:38
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 5:24v median +0:32
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:24v median +0:32
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:46v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:04v median −0:50
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 4:12v median −0:40
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 5:20v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
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.