The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sven Dijkman & Rian De Boer at Mechelen 2026: 1:00:56, 25th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:02 quicker than the median and 17th of 402. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:38, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:40v median −0:09
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Block 02 5:31Running 2 3:55v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:14Running 3 4:08v median −0:52
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Block 04 7:12Running 4 4:15v median −0:47
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 4:24v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:20v median −0:46
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Block 07 6:48Running 7 4:14v median −0:49
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Block 08 8:20Running 8 4:53v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
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.