The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Ripps finished 1,356th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:28:05.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 13:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 16:20 in the roxzone was slower than 98% 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 11:22Running 1 5:03v median +1:22
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 5:54v median +1:17
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Block 03 17:27Running 3 7:07v median +2:14
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Block 04 22:03Running 4 8:00v median +3:07
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Block 05 14:53Running 5 7:43v median +2:40
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Block 06 10:52Running 6 7:37v median +2:41
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Block 07 15:26Running 7 7:42v median +2:48
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Block 08 30:31Running 8 10:12v median +4:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:20
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.