The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Chapman finished 495th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:15.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:29, behind 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for David Chapman.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:46v median +1:08
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 6:11v median +1:40
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 6:29v median +1:42
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 6:31v median +1:42
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:56v median +1:57
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:43v median +1:52
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Block 07 12:19Running 7 6:39v median +1:50
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Block 08 14:51Running 8 7:23v median +2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:29
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.