The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Mcdonald finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:06:12 for 75th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:10 quicker than the median and 95th of 1,363. Quick through the roxzone: 5:49, ahead of 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 Ben Mcdonald.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:14Running 1 2:55v median −0:46
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 3:39v median −0:58
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 3:54v median −0:59
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Block 04 7:26Running 4 3:59v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:06v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:02v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 4:00v median −0:54
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Block 08 8:59Running 8 4:23v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
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.