The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phillip Shortt finished 426th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:24:03.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:59 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:43. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 5:37 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Bordeaux 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:56v median +0:15
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:53v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:10v median +0:18
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 5:14v median +0:22
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:16v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:16v median +0:22
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 5:18v median +0:26
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 5:54v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.