The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jim Philip finished 1,060th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:04.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:55 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:41 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Jim Philip.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:17v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:05v median +0:28
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 5:14v median +0:21
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 5:25v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:36v median +0:33
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:27v median +0:31
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 5:33v median +0:39
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Block 08 15:55Running 8 6:14v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.