The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:58 at Mechelen 2026 put Jil Ecker 782nd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:33. Stronger after halfway: 2:21 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:17Running 1 3:58v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:54v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 5:15v median +0:22
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 5:38v median +0:45
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:34v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:46v median +0:50
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:22v median +0:28
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Block 08 11:23Running 8 5:50v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
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.