The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Pro division at Mechelen 2026, jesse mellema & rene mellema crossed the line in 1:03:47: 197th of 493 men's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 79% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:01 slower than the median. Quick through the roxzone: 5:05, ahead of 87% 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 6:39Running 1 2:58v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 3:35v median −0:26
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 3:55v median −0:24
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 3:45v median −0:33
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 3:54v median −0:28
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 3:50v median −0:30
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 3:58v median −0:23
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Block 08 8:59Running 8 3:57v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:05
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.