The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Buggenhout & John-Eric Gaillard finished 371st of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:36.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 30% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:39 ahead of the median.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 1:49 faster than the average race this season, by 987 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 4:09v median +0:17
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:59v median +0:17
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 5:20v median +0:23
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 5:39v median +0:38
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:42v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:40v median +0:34
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 5:37v median +0:36
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 5:50v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.