The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben-Jacob Couch-Diewitz finished 896th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:45.
The stations carried this race: faster than 48% of the field across all eight, against 28% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:07 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:26 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 8:48Running 1 4:25v median +0:44
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:14v median +0:37
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:23v median +0:30
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 5:18v median +0:25
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:21v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:26v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 5:52v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.