The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Gruhn finished 1,228th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:44:45.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:45. A harder second half: 3:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:21, behind 95% 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 8:42Running 1 4:01v median +0:20
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 6:01v median +1:24
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 6:32v median +1:39
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 6:05v median +1:12
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:16v median +1:13
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 5:55v median +0:59
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 6:12v median +1:18
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Block 08 18:27Running 8 7:56v median +2:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:21
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.