The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gavin Magner won the 30–34 age group at Mechelen 2026 in 56:54, first of 287.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:46 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:04, ahead of 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. 2:07 slower than at Bilbao 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:00Running 1 2:50v median −0:51
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Block 02 5:20Running 2 3:21v median −1:16
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Block 03 6:25Running 3 3:27v median −1:26
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Block 04 6:33Running 4 3:27v median −1:26
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Block 05 7:37Running 5 3:32v median −1:31
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Block 06 4:58Running 6 3:32v median −1:24
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Block 07 6:22Running 7 3:28v median −1:26
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Block 08 7:42Running 8 3:42v median −1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:04
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1354
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,354 men who finished.