The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lee Wild finished 387th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:20.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:47 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 3:25v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:21v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 4:53v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 4:53v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:14v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:23v median +0:32
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 4:52v median +0:03
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Block 08 17:06Running 8 5:46v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.