The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:24 at Mechelen 2026 put Mike Becko 462nd of 747 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 49% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:23 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. Mike Becko's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 4:05v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 4:49v median +0:14
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 4:59v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:01v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 4:44v median −0:10
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 4:49v median −0:03
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Block 08 12:55Running 8 5:13v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.