The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Pavliš finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:00:35 for 15th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:29 quicker than the median and 16th of 1,363. Stronger after halfway: 2:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:20, was faster than 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. An improvement of 2:10 on Rimini 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:11Running 1 3:02v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 3:33v median −1:04
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Block 03 6:57Running 3 3:45v median −1:08
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 3:51v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:07Running 5 3:52v median −1:11
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 3:49v median −1:07
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Block 07 6:47Running 7 3:46v median −1:08
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Block 08 8:22Running 8 4:01v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.