The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Ohlen & Thomas Simons finished 215th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:14:42.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:46Running 1 3:39v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:33v median −0:09
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 4:56v median −0:04
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 4:59v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:13v median +0:02
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:11v median +0:05
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 5:07v median +0:04
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 5:42v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
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.