The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:37 at Mechelen 2026 put Gustavo Valdez Diaz 565th of 747 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:10. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:01 better 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 9:51Running 1 4:43v median +1:02
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 5:47v median +1:12
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:42v median +0:50
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Block 04 12:25Running 4 5:44v median +0:52
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:05v median +1:03
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:36v median +0:42
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:14v median +0:22
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 5:13v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:42
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.