The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua Jones finished 638th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:41:15.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:48. Stronger after halfway: 2:39 better against the middle of the field than before it. 12:27 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. 31:50 slower than at Copenhagen 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:20v median +0:39
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:25v median +0:50
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Block 03 12:15Running 3 5:45v median +0:53
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Block 04 13:57Running 4 5:38v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:17v median +1:15
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:38v median +0:44
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 5:20v median +0:28
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 5:45v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:27
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.