The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lukas Hooghof & Falco Bovens won the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026 in 55:01, first of 593 men's teams.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:09 quicker than the median and 10th of 593. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:52, ahead of 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:37Running 1 2:52v median −1:00
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Block 02 4:55Running 2 3:23v median −1:19
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Block 03 6:06Running 3 3:31v median −1:26
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Block 04 6:35Running 4 3:26v median −1:35
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Block 05 7:25Running 5 3:25v median −1:48
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Block 06 5:11Running 6 3:28v median −1:38
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Block 07 5:51Running 7 3:28v median −1:33
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Block 08 7:37Running 8 3:53v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 591
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 591 men's teams who finished.