The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adam Brzozowski finished 487th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:04.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:31. A harder second half: 2:32 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 8:07Running 1 3:19v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:26v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 4:51v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:50v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:45v median −0:09
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 4:34v median −0:18
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Block 08 14:30Running 8 5:12v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:41
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.