The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:46 at Mechelen 2026 put Joshua Den Oude & Jimmy Van Ommeren 446th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 19% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 7:55Running 1 4:20v median +0:28
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 5:15v median +0:33
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 5:42v median +0:45
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 5:56v median +0:55
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 6:05v median +0:52
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 6:00v median +0:54
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 5:59v median +0:58
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Block 08 11:00Running 8 6:35v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:53
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.