The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lex Hoevers & Guz Van Melick finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 59:35 for 18th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:03 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:46, was faster than 92% 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 6:47Running 1 3:12v median −0:37
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Block 02 5:14Running 2 3:49v median −0:53
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Block 03 6:46Running 3 4:04v median −0:56
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Block 04 6:23Running 4 4:02v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 4:16v median −0:55
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:13v median −0:53
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 4:05v median −0:58
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Block 08 7:41Running 8 4:12v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.