The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Graham Lee finished 456th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:26:08.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:49 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:02Running 1 3:43v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:28v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 4:40v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 4:40v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 4:47v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:30v median −0:24
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Block 07 13:21Running 7 4:35v median −0:17
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 5:23v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.