The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roger Loo & Bart Smeets finished 287th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:23.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:45 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:17 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 8:25Running 1 4:16v median +0:27
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 5:01v median +0:19
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 5:16v median +0:16
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 5:11v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:24v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:29v median +0:23
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:17v median +0:14
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 6:03v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.