The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:40 at Mechelen 2026 put François Lescieux 890th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:20 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 4:06v median +0:25
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:53v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:58v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 4:55v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 5:07v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 4:55v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 4:51v median −0:03
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Block 08 15:31Running 8 5:25v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:57
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.