The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Ivo Willemsen & Marco Brus crossed the line in 1:08:10: 108th of 402 men's teams, faster than 73% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:39 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:08 worse 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 7:20Running 1 3:26v median −0:23
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 4:11v median −0:31
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 4:35v median −0:25
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Block 04 7:23Running 4 4:38v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:44v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:52v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:47v median −0:16
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 5:17v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.