The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:18 at Mechelen 2026 put Michiel Van Der Steeg & Buddy Raven 508th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:23 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:27, behind 91% of the field.
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 8:32Running 1 4:33v median +0:41
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:24v median +0:42
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 5:48v median +0:51
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 6:14v median +1:13
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 6:07v median +0:54
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 6:07v median +1:01
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:55v median +0:54
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 7:15v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:27
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.