The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Pro division at Mechelen 2026, Maarten Nijboer & Sylvester Van De Bunt crossed the line in 59:55: 122nd of 493 men's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 82% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 60% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:30 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 6:48Running 1 2:58v median −0:15
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Block 02 5:18Running 2 3:35v median −0:26
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 3:46v median −0:33
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Block 04 6:55Running 4 3:45v median −0:33
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Block 05 7:52Running 5 3:45v median −0:37
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:46v median −0:34
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 3:47v median −0:34
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Block 08 7:43Running 8 4:06v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.