The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Taylor finished 516th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:02.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:14 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Andrew Taylor.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:12v median +0:31
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 5:13v median +0:38
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 5:25v median +0:33
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Block 04 12:16Running 4 5:40v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:55v median +0:53
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:55v median +1:01
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 5:55v median +1:03
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 6:31v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.