The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:53 at Mechelen 2026 put Mike Strang & Fabien Van Laer 367th of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:01 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 308 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:36Running 1 3:49v median +0:36
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:31v median +0:30
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 4:57v median +0:38
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Block 04 7:20Running 4 4:40v median +0:22
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:54v median +0:32
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:40v median +0:20
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 4:50v median +0:29
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 5:23v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.