The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:42 at Mechelen 2026 put Tobias Martin 252nd of 561 men in the Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division for Tobias Martin.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:05v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:46v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:06v median +0:19
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Block 04 10:10Running 4 5:20v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:36v median +0:37
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:09v median +0:18
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 5:04v median +0:15
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 5:21v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.