The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Michel Broux & Frank Royakkers crossed the line in 1:03:54: 108th of 593 men's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:42 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:06Running 1 3:13v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:38Running 2 4:05v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:21Running 3 4:25v median −0:32
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Block 04 7:31Running 4 4:19v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:21v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 4:19v median −0:47
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 4:26v median −0:35
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Block 08 8:23Running 8 4:35v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.