The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Stienenbos & Martijn Van Dalen finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 56:22 for 50th of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:03 on the median.
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 6:24Running 1 2:51v median −0:22
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Block 02 5:16Running 2 3:29v median −0:32
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Block 03 6:34Running 3 3:40v median −0:39
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Block 04 5:59Running 4 3:43v median −0:35
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Block 05 7:54Running 5 3:46v median −0:36
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Block 06 5:08Running 6 3:42v median −0:38
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Block 07 6:21Running 7 3:50v median −0:31
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Block 08 7:45Running 8 4:10v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.