The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jaap Arts & Joey Wils finished 554th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:09.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:12 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:18, behind 95% of the field.
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 9:57Running 1 5:23v median +1:31
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 6:30v median +1:48
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 6:13v median +1:16
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 6:34v median +1:33
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:50v median +1:37
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:35v median +1:29
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 6:39v median +1:38
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 7:07v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:18
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.