The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Frans De Vos & Mahiri Sabandar finished 274th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:12:06, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:22 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:12 worse 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 7:48Running 1 3:50v median −0:02
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 4:31v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 5:00v median +0:03
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Block 04 7:01Running 4 5:03v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:31v median +0:18
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:23v median +0:17
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 5:42v median +0:41
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Block 08 10:11Running 8 5:45v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.