The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Gruisen & Raf Jaspers finished 269th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:18:17.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:47 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:39 worse 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 7:32Running 1 3:38v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:33v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:44v median −0:16
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 4:40v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:48v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:56v median −0:10
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 4:53v median −0:10
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Block 08 14:46Running 8 5:33v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.