The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:38 at Mechelen 2026 put Sergio De Azevedo Rodrigues 849th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:42 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:57 better against the middle of the field 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. An improvement of 0:35 on Toulouse 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 3:44v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 4:29v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 4:28v median −0:25
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Block 04 11:33Running 4 4:49v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 4:55v median −0:08
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:40v median −0:16
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Block 07 11:20Running 7 4:40v median −0:14
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 5:08v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.