The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Edwin Collee & Marco Scheermeijer finished 297th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:13:21.
The stations carried this race: faster than 67% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:30 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:42Running 1 3:54v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 5:07v median +0:25
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 5:26v median +0:29
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 5:23v median +0:22
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:34v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:37v median +0:31
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 5:37v median +0:36
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Block 08 8:52Running 8 4:47v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.