The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Jeroen van Veen & Sjoerd Overpelt crossed the line in 1:03:37: 54th of 402 men's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:49 ahead of the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:06, was faster than 86% 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 7:03Running 1 3:13v median −0:36
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:57v median −0:45
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Block 03 6:51Running 3 4:05v median −0:55
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:06v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 4:14v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:15v median −0:51
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Block 07 7:02Running 7 4:15v median −0:48
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 4:36v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
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.