The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Hubert Smoliński crossed the line in 1:22:00: 667th of 1,363 men, faster than 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 64% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:56 quicker than the median and 402nd of 1,363. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:25 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 8:43Running 1 4:02v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:56v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:09v median +0:16
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 5:19v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:41v median +0:38
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:04v median +0:08
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 4:50v median −0:04
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 5:35v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.