The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jens Grootenboer & Jan Grootenboer finished 360th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:05.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:00 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:13 better 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 8:28Running 1 4:12v median +0:20
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:43v median +0:01
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:49v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 5:01v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:53v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:58v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 5:01v median +0:00
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 5:06v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.