The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexander Leyva finished 740th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:27:34.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 8:07 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 23:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 15:48 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 9:48Running 1 4:18v median +0:37
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Block 02 11:25Running 2 5:34v median +0:59
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Block 03 14:12Running 3 6:52v median +2:00
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Block 04 16:22Running 4 6:53v median +2:01
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Block 05 14:22Running 5 8:11v median +3:09
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Block 06 16:15Running 6 12:27v median +7:33
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Block 07 23:36Running 7 10:32v median +5:40
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Block 08 25:54Running 8 12:28v median +7:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:48
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.