The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Fabiano Loru crossed the line in 1:17:53: 477th of 1,363 men, faster than 65% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:07 on the median.
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 8:19Running 1 3:54v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:43v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 5:01v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 4:54v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:00v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:13v median +0:17
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:56v median +0:02
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 5:29v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1354
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,354 men who finished.