The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jan Adams at Mechelen 2026: 1:05:31, 60th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 99% of the field across all eight, against 79% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:48 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:52 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:45v median +0:04
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 4:21v median −0:16
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 4:24v median −0:29
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 4:21v median −0:32
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:24v median −0:39
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 4:08v median −0:48
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Block 07 7:25Running 7 4:11v median −0:43
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Block 08 8:32Running 8 4:34v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:09
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.