The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Luke Buckland & Alex Birbeck at Mechelen 2026: 55:40, 33rd of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:12 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 1:27 faster than the average race this season, by 308 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:31Running 1 2:53v median −0:20
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Block 02 5:25Running 2 3:27v median −0:34
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Block 03 6:38Running 3 3:34v median −0:45
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Block 04 5:41Running 4 3:44v median −0:34
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Block 05 7:20Running 5 3:36v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:14Running 6 3:43v median −0:37
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Block 07 6:08Running 7 3:46v median −0:35
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Block 08 7:35Running 8 3:56v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.