The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:03:42 at Mechelen 2026 put Joep Tigchelaar & Ronald Van Den Heuvel 196th of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division, ahead of 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:47. Stronger after halfway: 1:43 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 1:27.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:47Running 1 2:53v median −0:20
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Block 02 5:41Running 2 3:32v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 3:48v median −0:31
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Block 04 6:36Running 4 3:45v median −0:33
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 3:52v median −0:30
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Block 06 5:35Running 6 3:47v median −0:33
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Block 07 7:20Running 7 3:46v median −0:35
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 4:08v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.