The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:28 at Mechelen 2026 put David Ellis 364th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 73% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races. 1:42:01 faster than at Las Vegas 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:21v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:04v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:14v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 4:19v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:21v median −0:42
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:22v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 4:21v median −0:33
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Block 08 11:44Running 8 4:48v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.