The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Dyer finished 370th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:59.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:43 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:06 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 3:56v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:48v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:55v median +0:08
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 4:58v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:59v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:53v median +0:02
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 4:54v median +0:05
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Block 08 13:47Running 8 5:31v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.