The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Romain Celen & Lionel Van Nieuwenhove finished 411th of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:14:51.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:47 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:28, behind 85% of the field.
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 7:12Running 1 3:15v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:24v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:10v median +0:51
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 5:07v median +0:49
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:38v median +1:16
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:27v median +1:07
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 5:15v median +0:54
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 5:19v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.