The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michiel Van Hove & Peter Wellens finished 246th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:10:38, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:07Running 1 4:05v median +0:13
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 5:11v median +0:29
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 5:23v median +0:26
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 5:14v median +0:13
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 5:04v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:14v median +0:08
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 5:09v median +0:08
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 5:17v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.