The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Teun van Woerkom & Marc van Ballegooij finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 58:55 for 30th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:59 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:55 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:48, ahead of 90% 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 7:03Running 1 3:24v median −0:28
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Block 02 4:58Running 2 3:55v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:05Running 3 4:00v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:08Running 4 4:09v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:00Running 5 4:10v median −1:03
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Block 06 5:35Running 6 4:03v median −1:03
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Block 07 6:22Running 7 3:49v median −1:12
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Block 08 8:04Running 8 4:10v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.