The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ronan Purcell finished 390th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:15:57, faster than 71% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:31 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:10 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Dublin 2025 were 2:49 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:31v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:09v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:14v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:37v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:21v median −0:35
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 4:26v median −0:28
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 4:59v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.