The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oliver Birch finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:07:53 for 116th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:45 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Oliver Birch.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:23v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:04v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:07Running 3 4:09v median −0:44
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Block 04 7:48Running 4 4:03v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:31Running 5 4:08v median −0:55
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:01v median −0:55
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 3:55v median −0:59
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 4:31v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.