The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Wiering & John Van Keulen finished 168th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:07:13, faster than 72% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 61% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:48 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:34Running 1 3:47v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:35v median −0:07
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 4:42v median −0:15
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Block 04 7:26Running 4 4:45v median −0:16
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:51v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:51v median −0:15
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Block 07 7:35Running 7 4:48v median −0:13
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Block 08 8:47Running 8 5:08v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
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.