The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:26 at Mechelen 2026 put Jon Arnold 427th of 561 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:42 quicker than the median and 82nd of 561. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:23 behind the median.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. Jon Arnold's fastest of 9 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 4:18v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:26v median +0:55
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:35v median +0:48
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 5:41v median +0:52
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:54v median +0:55
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:35v median +0:44
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 5:47v median +0:58
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Block 08 13:24Running 8 6:30v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.