The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Azad Soufi & Joost Vahstal crossed the line in 1:12:50: 284th of 593 men's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:57 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:02, was faster than 85% of the field.
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 7:28Running 1 3:36v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:59v median +0:17
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 5:24v median +0:27
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 5:19v median +0:18
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:40v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:35v median +0:29
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 5:52v median +0:51
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Block 08 10:17Running 8 5:56v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:02
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.