The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lucas Azevedo finished 497th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:39.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:08 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:06 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 8:40Running 1 4:01v median +0:23
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:03v median +0:32
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 5:58v median +1:11
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Block 04 13:11Running 4 6:01v median +1:12
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 5:46v median +0:47
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:31v median +0:40
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 5:26v median +0:37
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Block 08 19:10Running 8 6:29v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.