The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, William Bibot & Alessandro Pecorella crossed the line in 1:11:08: 254th of 593 men's teams, faster than 57% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:33 quicker than the median and 136th of 593. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 987 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:38v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:39v median −0:03
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Block 03 8:04Running 3 5:04v median +0:07
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Block 04 8:04Running 4 5:17v median +0:16
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:16v median +0:03
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:59v median −0:07
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 5:22v median +0:21
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 5:29v median +0:07
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.