The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, SIMON JOUSTRA & Hans Meijer crossed the line in 1:12:43: 187th of 402 men's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:23 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 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 7:52Running 1 3:38v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:27v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:41v median −0:19
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 4:33v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:35v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:33v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 4:27v median −0:36
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Block 08 9:07Running 8 5:02v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.