The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bradley Robert finished 385th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:15:52, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:43Running 1 3:08v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 3:59v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:08v median −0:45
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 4:07v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:21v median −0:42
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:09v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 4:04v median −0:50
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 4:31v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.