The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:19 at Mechelen 2026 put Gonçalo Santos 839th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races. Gonçalo Santos's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:39v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:18v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:46v median −0:07
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Block 04 12:18Running 4 4:54v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:23v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:23v median +0:27
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 5:19v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:48Running 8 5:49v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1354
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,354 men who finished.