The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Duffy finished 1,117th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:09.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:19. A harder second half: 1:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:16v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 5:33v median +0:56
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:38v median +0:45
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Block 04 12:56Running 4 5:41v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:47v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:30v median +0:34
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 5:37v median +0:43
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Block 08 16:56Running 8 6:51v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.