The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Coutinho finished 558th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:01:57.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 10:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:25, behind 97% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:26v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:53v median +1:22
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Block 03 11:56Running 3 6:22v median +1:35
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Block 04 17:33Running 4 7:07v median +2:18
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Block 05 13:07Running 5 7:22v median +2:23
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Block 06 9:09Running 6 6:37v median +1:46
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Block 07 18:00Running 7 6:49v median +2:00
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Block 08 21:19Running 8 8:30v median +3:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:25
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.