The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thijs Van Der Schoot & Bart Van Brussel finished 64th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:04:17, faster than 84% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 99% of the field across all eight, against 73% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 987 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:23Running 1 3:44v median −0:05
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Block 02 5:29Running 2 4:17v median −0:25
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Block 03 7:12Running 3 4:48v median −0:12
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:39v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:43v median −0:23
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Block 07 6:58Running 7 4:31v median −0:32
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Block 08 8:44Running 8 4:59v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.