The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Henry Leroy & Séraphin Lecocq crossed the line in 1:09:01: 215th of 593 men's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:32 quicker than the median and 133rd of 593. A harder second half: 1:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 7:27Running 1 3:33v median −0:19
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 4:20v median −0:22
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Block 03 7:17Running 3 4:38v median −0:19
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 4:37v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:55v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 5:06v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 5:09v median +0:08
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:40v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:03
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.