The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Van Esch & Jelle Van Den Berk finished 465th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:56.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:40 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:38. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:18 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 9:19Running 1 4:38v median +0:46
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:30v median +0:48
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:40v median +0:43
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Block 04 8:10Running 4 5:30v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:34v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:30v median +0:24
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 5:16v median +0:15
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 5:40v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:26
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.