The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maxime Azam finished 185th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:00, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:39. Stronger after halfway: 1:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Maxime Azam.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:06Running 1 2:59v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:54v median −0:37
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 4:21v median −0:26
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 3:59v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:21v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:24v median −0:27
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 4:28v median −0:21
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 4:39v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 556
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 556 men who finished.