The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:50:05 at Mechelen 2026 put Eamonn Hurley 1,274th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:57 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:13Running 1 4:34v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:46v median +1:09
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 5:50v median +0:57
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Block 04 15:18Running 4 5:55v median +1:02
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 6:00v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 5:43v median +0:47
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Block 07 13:16Running 7 5:36v median +0:42
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Block 08 21:16Running 8 6:33v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:56
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.