The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Siham Lazam finished 523rd of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:41:59.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:12 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:17 faster than the average race this season, by 665 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 5:07v median +0:51
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 6:16v median +0:52
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 5:36v median −0:03
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 5:20v median −0:22
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Block 05 12:03Running 5 5:56v median +0:03
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 5:56v median +0:11
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Block 07 13:03Running 7 5:45v median +0:03
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 6:40v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:36
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 771
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 771 women who finished.