The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Noach Middag finished 446th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:17:14, faster than 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 54% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:01 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:57 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:34Running 1 3:17v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:12v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 4:23v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 4:08v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:20v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 4:24v median −0:32
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 4:28v median −0:26
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 4:48v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
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.