The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Erwin van Dijk & Myron Mekel finished 255th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:17:08.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:52 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:34 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 7:39Running 1 3:51v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 5:04v median +0:22
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 5:21v median +0:21
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 5:17v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:54v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:11v median +0:05
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 5:09v median +0:06
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 5:45v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:05
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.