The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:53 at Mechelen 2026 put Ted Philip on the age-group podium: 3rd of 12 in the 60–64 age group.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:57 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Ted Philip.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:26v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:25v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:35v median −0:18
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 4:30v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:36v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:35v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 4:28v median −0:26
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Block 08 16:42Running 8 4:59v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.