The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Mathias Brohet & Julien Auquier crossed the line in 1:03:04: 49th of 402 men's teams, faster than 88% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:46 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:16Running 1 3:22v median −0:27
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Block 02 5:17Running 2 4:02v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:19Running 3 4:25v median −0:35
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Block 04 7:03Running 4 4:24v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:32Running 5 4:31v median −0:40
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:22v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:08Running 7 4:18v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:37Running 8 4:34v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.