The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:35 at Mechelen 2026 put Bas Verboom & Berry Verkroost 211th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:38 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 1:49 faster than the average race this season, by 987 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:10Running 1 4:14v median +0:25
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 5:00v median +0:18
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 5:12v median +0:12
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 5:29v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:37v median +0:26
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:29v median +0:23
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 5:11v median +0:08
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 5:57v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
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.