The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:11 at Mechelen 2026 put Ralph Cornelissen 490th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 64% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 50% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:40 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 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 8:09Running 1 3:47v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:52v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:57v median +0:04
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 4:55v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:06v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 4:57v median +0:01
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 4:49v median −0:05
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 5:15v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.