The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:54 at Mechelen 2026 put Paulo Soares 1,097th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:31 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:13v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:19v median +0:42
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 6:04v median +1:11
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Block 04 13:52Running 4 5:51v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:14v median +1:11
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:46v median +0:50
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 5:42v median +0:48
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Block 08 15:05Running 8 6:26v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:38
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.