The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Max Halmshaw finished 437th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:24:44.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:49 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:09v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:25v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 4:42v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:48v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 4:51v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 4:42v median −0:10
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Block 08 13:57Running 8 5:21v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.