The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:04:31 at Mechelen 2026 put Chiel Op Den Buijs & Lodewijk Van Duuren 116th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:03 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:15 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 1:49 faster than the average race this season, by 987 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:40v median −0:12
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Block 02 5:32Running 2 4:14v median −0:28
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 4:23v median −0:34
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Block 04 6:57Running 4 4:33v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:22v median −0:51
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 4:13v median −0:53
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Block 07 6:49Running 7 4:20v median −0:41
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Block 08 8:52Running 8 4:29v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.