The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for James Beale at Mechelen 2026: 1:03:51, 22nd of 561 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:53 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:29, ahead of 96% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Hamburg 2025 were 4:12 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 7:04Running 1 3:02v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:38v median −0:53
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Block 03 6:49Running 3 3:55v median −0:52
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Block 04 8:21Running 4 3:56v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:07Running 5 3:55v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 3:57v median −0:54
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Block 07 7:52Running 7 3:50v median −0:59
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Block 08 8:51Running 8 4:11v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
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.