The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Hobson finished 1,198th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:42:10.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:35. The race faded late: the second half went 2:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:48, behind 89% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 4:32v median +0:51
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 5:27v median +0:50
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Block 03 11:57Running 3 5:21v median +0:28
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 5:14v median +0:21
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 5:19v median +0:16
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 5:15v median +0:19
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 5:19v median +0:25
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Block 08 16:46Running 8 6:25v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
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.