The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, James Davies crossed the line in 1:09:39: 169th of 1,363 men, faster than 88% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:02 quicker than the median and 119th of 1,363. Time in the roxzone, 6:12, was faster than 89% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races. An improvement of 30:38 on EMEA London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:22v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:09v median −0:28
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 4:23v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 4:27v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:40v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:31v median −0:25
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 4:24v median −0:30
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 4:58v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.