The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gijs Van Ooijen & Marc Boetselaar finished 238th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:06.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:00 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:32 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 7:46Running 1 3:34v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:45v median +0:03
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:07v median +0:07
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 4:58v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 5:04v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:26v median +0:20
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:18v median +0:15
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 5:05v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.