The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mauro Toscanelli & Alessio Bortoletto at Mechelen 2026: 56:48, 10th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:59 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:21, was faster than 97% of the field.
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 6:49Running 1 3:01v median −0:48
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Block 02 5:00Running 2 3:48v median −0:54
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Block 03 5:57Running 3 3:48v median −1:12
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Block 04 6:26Running 4 3:48v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 3:51v median −1:20
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Block 06 5:06Running 6 3:50v median −1:16
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Block 07 6:29Running 7 3:52v median −1:11
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Block 08 7:46Running 8 4:12v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.