The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jordan Gdalewitch finished 707th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:57:56.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:52 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 8:40Running 1 4:16v median +0:35
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Block 02 10:10Running 2 5:44v median +1:09
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Block 03 13:16Running 3 6:13v median +1:21
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Block 04 15:25Running 4 6:26v median +1:34
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:39v median +1:37
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Block 06 9:50Running 6 6:45v median +1:51
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Block 07 16:31Running 7 6:40v median +1:48
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Block 08 22:50Running 8 8:31v median +3:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.