The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:15 at Mechelen 2026 put Benjamin Bertrand & Xavier Simon 556th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:51 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:26, behind 91% of the field.
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
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:44v median +0:52
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:47v median +1:05
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 6:04v median +1:07
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 6:23v median +1:22
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:57v median +1:44
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 6:29v median +1:23
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Block 07 12:35Running 7 6:12v median +1:11
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Block 08 13:44Running 8 6:38v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:26
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.