The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Robbie Van Bakel & Gilian Van Well at Mechelen 2026: 55:53, 4th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:55 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:08, 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 6:41Running 1 3:00v median −0:52
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Block 02 4:57Running 2 3:34v median −1:08
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Block 03 5:47Running 3 3:36v median −1:21
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Block 04 6:39Running 4 3:43v median −1:18
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Block 05 7:39Running 5 3:39v median −1:34
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Block 06 5:08Running 6 3:39v median −1:27
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Block 07 6:22Running 7 3:45v median −1:16
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Block 08 7:41Running 8 4:00v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
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.