The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Douglas Pinto finished 599th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:30.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:36 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 16:40 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
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 8:23Running 1 3:39v median −0:02
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 4:54v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 4:56v median +0:04
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 4:55v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:01v median −0:01
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 4:55v median +0:01
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 5:03v median +0:11
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 6:02v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:40
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.