The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:46 at Mechelen 2026 put David Bardon 608th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:39 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:10 behind the median.
The field ran 2:49 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Dublin 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:36v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:35v median −0:02
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 4:43v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 4:45v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:58v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:45v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:53v median −0:01
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Block 08 13:11Running 8 5:15v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.