The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:10 at Mechelen 2026 put Jordan Decock 439th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:54 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 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 8:21Running 1 3:38v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 3:49v median −0:48
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 4:14v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 4:16v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:10v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:07v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 4:08v median −0:46
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Block 08 11:23Running 8 4:46v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
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.