The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Julian Zimmer finished 597th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:19.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:18. A harder second half: 5:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 4:36v median +0:55
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:28v median +0:53
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 5:42v median +0:50
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 5:28v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:43v median +0:41
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:21v median +0:27
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Block 07 13:48Running 7 5:36v median +0:44
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Block 08 17:10Running 8 7:05v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:38
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.