The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:07 at Mechelen 2026 put Merlijn De Krom & Roman Wink 217th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:45 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:13 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:53Running 1 3:37v median −0:15
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 4:01v median −0:41
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:26v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 4:36v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:54v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:45v median −0:21
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 4:28v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:03Running 8 4:51v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:05
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.