The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Veness finished 746th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:47:38.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 15:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 28:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 15:49 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 3:53v median +0:12
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Block 02 12:21Running 2 7:12v median +2:37
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Block 03 16:18Running 3 8:06v median +3:14
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Block 04 23:51Running 4 8:34v median +3:42
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Block 05 14:53Running 5 9:24v median +4:22
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Block 06 11:44Running 6 8:33v median +3:39
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Block 07 28:50Running 7 8:26v median +3:34
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Block 08 35:01Running 8 12:23v median +7:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:49
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.