The race, in three figures
The race, in words
George Byrne finished 1,273rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:49:59.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 10:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:15Running 1 4:06v median +0:25
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:10v median +0:33
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 5:25v median +0:32
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Block 04 15:54Running 4 5:24v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 6:00v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:53v median +0:57
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Block 07 15:05Running 7 5:31v median +0:37
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Block 08 23:48Running 8 7:36v median +2:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
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.