The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charles-Antoine Bousselet & Jean-Vincent Deslandes finished 174th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:11:56, faster than 57% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:42 quicker than the median and 59th of 402. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:44 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 8:28Running 1 4:24v median +0:35
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 5:01v median +0:19
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 5:12v median +0:12
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 4:59v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 5:12v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 5:00v median −0:06
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 5:01v median −0:02
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Block 08 9:26Running 8 5:23v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.