The race, in three figures
The race, in words
55:12 at Mechelen 2026 put Pelayo Menendez Fernandez on the age-group podium: 2nd of 88 in the 35–39 age group.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:47 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:45, was faster than 99% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 322 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:20 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 9 finishes in the Pro division for Pelayo Menendez Fernandez.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:30Running 1 2:38v median −0:35
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Block 02 5:40Running 2 3:10v median −0:51
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Block 03 6:32Running 3 3:24v median −0:52
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Block 04 6:07Running 4 3:20v median −0:59
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Block 05 7:14Running 5 3:23v median −1:00
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Block 06 4:48Running 6 3:20v median −0:59
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Block 07 6:20Running 7 3:24v median −0:58
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Block 08 7:24Running 8 3:51v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 455
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 455 men who finished.