The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stefan Bierbauer & Joël Maassen finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:00:38 for 55th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:03 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:34 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:57, ahead of 86% 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 7:22Running 1 3:34v median −0:18
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Block 02 5:24Running 2 3:45v median −0:57
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Block 03 6:32Running 3 3:54v median −1:03
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Block 04 7:07Running 4 3:59v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:08Running 5 4:02v median −1:11
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 4:02v median −1:04
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Block 07 6:51Running 7 4:05v median −0:56
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Block 08 7:43Running 8 4:19v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
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.