The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Jansher Madhavji & Benno Boufessile crossed the line in 1:12:37: 186th of 402 men's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:56 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:39 worse 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 7:15Running 1 3:22v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:46v median +0:04
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 5:17v median +0:17
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 5:27v median +0:25
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:31v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:31v median +0:25
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 5:14v median +0:11
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 5:49v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.