The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:22 at Mechelen 2026 put Martijn Jong 290th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 79% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 51% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:10 behind the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:16, was faster than 88% 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 7:51Running 1 3:06v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 3:43v median −0:54
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 4:00v median −0:53
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 4:01v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:01v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:09v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:01v median −0:53
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 4:27v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.