The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jack Henson finished 752nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:24:22.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:27 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 3:57v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:50v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 4:55v median +0:02
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 4:53v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:56v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 4:59v median +0:03
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 4:46v median −0:08
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Block 08 13:28Running 8 5:15v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
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.