The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Bovill finished 736th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:16:50.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:51 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 9:54 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:18, behind 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for James Bovill.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:14Running 1 5:24v median +1:43
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Block 02 10:07Running 2 7:03v median +2:28
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Block 03 12:50Running 3 7:17v median +2:25
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Block 04 20:41Running 4 7:51v median +2:59
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Block 05 14:04Running 5 8:18v median +3:16
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Block 06 10:30Running 6 8:03v median +3:09
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Block 07 18:05Running 7 8:11v median +3:19
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Block 08 26:09Running 8 9:31v median +4:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:18
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.