The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:02 at Mechelen 2026 put Stijn Cleymans & Axel Melis 400th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:47 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 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 8:31Running 1 4:04v median +0:12
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 5:07v median +0:25
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 5:16v median +0:19
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 5:18v median +0:17
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:22v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:30v median +0:24
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:28v median +0:27
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 5:56v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
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.