The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:22 at Mechelen 2026 put Fabio Deleville & Arthur Martinsse 524th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 34% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:03Running 1 4:55v median +1:03
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:56v median +1:14
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 6:26v median +1:29
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 6:33v median +1:32
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Block 05 12:08Running 5 7:27v median +2:14
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:54v median +1:48
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 6:16v median +1:15
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 6:42v median +1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
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.