The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:41 at Mechelen 2026 put Ryan Rao 1,244th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:02 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 9:22Running 1 4:43v median +1:02
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Block 02 9:53Running 2 6:19v median +1:42
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 6:15v median +1:22
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Block 04 15:00Running 4 6:34v median +1:41
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:53v median +1:50
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:31v median +1:35
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Block 07 14:04Running 7 6:29v median +1:35
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Block 08 15:49Running 8 7:19v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:52
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.