The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Hudson & Wes Downes finished 560th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:35:32.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:19. The race faded late: the second half went 3:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:51Running 1 4:43v median +0:51
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 5:45v median +1:03
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 6:00v median +1:03
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 5:50v median +0:49
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:54v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:02v median +0:56
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Block 07 15:01Running 7 6:10v median +1:09
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Block 08 13:50Running 8 7:08v median +1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.