The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Wim Oosthoek & Maarten Smit at Mechelen 2026: 54:48, 2nd of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:02 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:32 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:06, was faster than 99% 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 6:33Running 1 2:46v median −1:03
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Block 02 5:05Running 2 3:24v median −1:18
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Block 03 5:48Running 3 3:25v median −1:35
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Block 04 6:12Running 4 3:31v median −1:31
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Block 05 7:42Running 5 3:33v median −1:38
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Block 06 4:56Running 6 3:31v median −1:35
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Block 07 6:04Running 7 3:30v median −1:33
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Block 08 7:31Running 8 3:45v median −1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 401
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 401 men's teams who finished.