The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:06 at Mechelen 2026 put Paul Butler 1,236th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:30 slower than the median. The roxzone cost time: 10:59, behind 90% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 4:12v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:20v median +0:43
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Block 03 12:41Running 3 5:59v median +1:06
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Block 04 14:58Running 4 5:58v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:22v median +1:19
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 6:12v median +1:16
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Block 07 11:49Running 7 6:02v median +1:08
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Block 08 16:29Running 8 7:03v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:59
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.