The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:43 at Mechelen 2026 put Adrianus Van Leest & Robert Bezemer 502nd of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 30% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 5:30 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:49 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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
-
Block 01 8:30Running 1 4:15v median +0:23
-
Block 02 12:00Running 2 4:54v median +0:12
-
Block 03 8:32Running 3 5:03v median +0:06
-
Block 04 9:26Running 4 5:10v median +0:09
-
Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:43v median +0:30
-
Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:44v median +0:38
-
Block 07 9:32Running 7 5:45v median +0:44
-
Block 08 12:07Running 8 6:21v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.