The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arthur Fazio finished 283rd of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:20:58.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:29 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:43Running 1 3:21v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:18v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:44v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 4:44v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:44v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 4:33v median −0:18
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 4:27v median −0:22
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 5:10v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.