The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:41 at Mechelen 2026 put Giovanni Van Tongeren & Giorgio Van Tongeren 308th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:17. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:36v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:25v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 5:00v median +0:03
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:57v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:14v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:05v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 4:55v median −0:06
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 5:13v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.