The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Beaufoy finished 1,358th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:30:58.
The wall balls cost the most time: 11:55 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:58 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 10:01Running 1 4:33v median +0:52
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Block 02 12:58Running 2 6:06v median +1:29
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Block 03 18:42Running 3 7:05v median +2:12
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Block 04 22:24Running 4 7:39v median +2:46
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Block 05 13:51Running 5 7:47v median +2:44
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Block 06 10:59Running 6 7:22v median +2:26
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Block 07 19:27Running 7 7:38v median +2:44
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Block 08 27:44Running 8 9:03v median +3:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:58
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.