The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Wippersteg & Matthias Freudenreich finished 111th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:08:17, faster than 72% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 94% of the field across all eight, against 51% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:06 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 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 7:47Running 1 4:03v median +0:14
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 4:52v median +0:10
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 5:05v median +0:05
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Block 04 7:49Running 4 5:03v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 5:02v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 5:03v median −0:03
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:59v median −0:04
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Block 08 9:02Running 8 5:10v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.