The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zander Leslie finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:01:48 for 22nd of 747 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:18 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:22, was faster than 98% 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. 5:04 faster than at Glasgow 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:04Running 1 2:57v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 3:47v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 3:58v median −0:54
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 3:54v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:54v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 3:56v median −0:58
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Block 07 7:11Running 7 3:53v median −0:59
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Block 08 7:57Running 8 4:10v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 743
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 743 men who finished.