The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Esch-Klein & Thomas Schackmann finished 303rd of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:01.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:27 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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
-
Block 01 8:28Running 1 4:22v median +0:33
-
Block 02 6:55Running 2 5:23v median +0:41
-
Block 03 8:49Running 3 5:41v median +0:41
-
Block 04 8:57Running 4 5:31v median +0:29
-
Block 05 10:39Running 5 6:02v median +0:51
-
Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:51v median +0:45
-
Block 07 10:41Running 7 5:38v median +0:35
-
Block 08 10:37Running 8 6:00v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.