The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josef Ghide finished 1,333rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:06:22.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 8:07. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first. 12:28 in the roxzone was slower than 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 8:23Running 1 3:48v median +0:07
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Block 02 10:48Running 2 5:01v median +0:24
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Block 03 16:36Running 3 8:32v median +3:39
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Block 04 19:32Running 4 5:55v median +1:02
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Block 05 12:36Running 5 7:14v median +2:11
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 6:41v median +1:45
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Block 07 15:14Running 7 6:11v median +1:17
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Block 08 22:12Running 8 10:28v median +4:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:28
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.