The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:42 at Mechelen 2026 put Tim Smit 614th of 747 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:06. The race faded late: the second half went 6:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:06 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 4:16v median +0:35
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:03v median +0:28
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:15v median +0:23
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Block 04 12:25Running 4 5:40v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:26v median +0:24
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 5:31v median +0:37
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Block 07 12:47Running 7 5:47v median +0:55
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Block 08 17:25Running 8 6:32v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.