The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Coubeau finished 246th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:32, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:30 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:51 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:36Running 1 4:16v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:48v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:49v median +0:02
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 4:53v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:51v median −0:08
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:59v median +0:08
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 4:53v median +0:04
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Block 08 10:25Running 8 5:22v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 556
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 556 men who finished.