The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alessio Murru at Mechelen 2026: 1:08:11, 130th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:02 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:22, ahead of 86% of the field.
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 7:29Running 1 3:18v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:05v median −0:32
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 4:18v median −0:35
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:18v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:16v median −0:40
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:19v median −0:35
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Block 08 9:17Running 8 4:33v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.