The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:01 at Mechelen 2026 put Julian Oetzmann 529th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 61% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:10 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:40 worse 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 7:57Running 1 3:37v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:09v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:44v median −0:09
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:54v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:30v median −0:26
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 4:37v median −0:17
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Block 08 13:09Running 8 5:13v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.