The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:17 at Mechelen 2026 put Michal Zavodny 266th of 561 men in the Open division, ahead of 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:01. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:44v median +0:06
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:30v median −0:01
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 5:15v median +0:28
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Block 04 12:48Running 4 5:22v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:26v median +0:27
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:02v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 5:02v median +0:13
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Block 08 10:57Running 8 5:32v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.