The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Nicky Verhoeven & Nick Van Ommen at Mechelen 2026: 52:33, 5th of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:03 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:37, ahead of 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:27.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 5:55Running 1 2:33v median −0:40
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Block 02 5:15Running 2 3:21v median −0:40
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Block 03 6:27Running 3 3:26v median −0:53
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Block 04 5:32Running 4 3:23v median −0:55
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Block 05 7:03Running 5 3:21v median −1:01
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Block 06 4:52Running 6 3:22v median −0:58
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Block 07 5:53Running 7 3:22v median −0:59
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Block 08 7:06Running 8 3:39v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 493
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 493 men's teams who finished.