The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laurens Janus & Roel Van Eck finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:01:25 for 29th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:57 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:13 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:52, was faster than 90% 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 6:52Running 1 3:11v median −0:38
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Block 02 5:38Running 2 4:05v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:15Running 3 4:14v median −0:46
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Block 04 6:35Running 4 4:08v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 4:07v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:18v median −0:48
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Block 07 6:57Running 7 4:14v median −0:49
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Block 08 8:22Running 8 4:31v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.