The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:13 at Mechelen 2026 put Simon Clarke 991st of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:31. A harder second half: 3:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 3:06 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 3:48v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:59v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:21v median +0:28
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 5:26v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:45v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:31v median +0:35
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:23v median +0:29
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Block 08 15:40Running 8 6:23v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.