The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:48 at Mechelen 2026 put Jake Oxby 563rd of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:18 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:20 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:13Running 1 2:59v median −0:42
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 3:52v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:18v median −0:35
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 4:21v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:27v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:28v median −0:28
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 4:32v median −0:22
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Block 08 15:06Running 8 5:02v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.