The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:11 at Mechelen 2026 put Bob Pope 595th of 747 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:20 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 3:46v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:24v median −0:11
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 4:34v median −0:18
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Block 04 11:51Running 4 4:33v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 4:36v median −0:18
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Block 07 14:32Running 7 4:38v median −0:14
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Block 08 19:06Running 8 5:39v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.