The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maxim D'haese & Mike Marivoet finished 486th of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:20.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:57 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:35 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 8:10Running 1 4:16v median +1:03
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:42v median +1:41
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 6:41v median +2:22
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Block 04 10:10Running 4 6:42v median +2:24
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 6:38v median +2:16
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 6:34v median +2:14
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 6:30v median +2:09
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 6:51v median +2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:35
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.