The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Domhnall Lynam finished 471st of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:26:59.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 9:21 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:37 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 7:50Running 1 3:00v median −0:41
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 3:41v median −0:54
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 3:53v median −0:59
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Block 04 12:14Running 4 4:06v median −0:46
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 6:42v median +1:40
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:00v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 3:59v median −0:53
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Block 08 20:36Running 8 4:28v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.