The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Kevin Merveillie & Anthony Barois crossed the line in 1:08:07: 188th of 593 men's teams, faster than 68% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 59% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:26 on the median.
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 7:29Running 1 3:33v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 4:38v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 4:59v median +0:02
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Block 04 6:44Running 4 4:50v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:05v median −0:08
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:58v median −0:08
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 4:47v median −0:14
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 4:49v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.