The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Buckland won the Open division at Mechelen 2026 in 56:28, first of 561 men.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:35 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:43 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:54, ahead of 99% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 3:06 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:49Running 1 2:49v median −0:49
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 3:24v median −1:07
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Block 03 6:12Running 3 3:27v median −1:20
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Block 04 6:38Running 4 3:30v median −1:19
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Block 05 7:42Running 5 3:30v median −1:29
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Block 06 4:57Running 6 3:29v median −1:22
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Block 07 6:03Running 7 3:30v median −1:19
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Block 08 7:47Running 8 3:49v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 556
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 556 men who finished.