The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:38 at Mechelen 2026 put Dara Carpenter & Conor Smyth 264th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:37 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:12Running 1 3:41v median −0:11
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 4:10v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 4:45v median −0:12
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:54v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:11v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:47v median −0:19
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 4:49v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 4:45v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.