The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Sotomayor finished 538th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:32.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:51. The race faded late: the second half went 1:30 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Samuel Sotomayor.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:06v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:26v median +0:51
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 5:49v median +0:57
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 6:13v median +1:21
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:51v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:49v median +0:55
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Block 07 11:20Running 7 5:50v median +0:58
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 6:50v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 743
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 743 men who finished.