The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:58 at Mechelen 2026 put Jean-Christophe Hardy & Julien Hardy 343rd of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:19Running 1 3:21v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:13v median +0:12
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 4:22v median +0:03
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Block 04 7:39Running 4 4:22v median +0:04
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:34v median +0:12
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:35v median +0:15
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 4:33v median +0:12
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 4:59v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.