The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sven Lybaert & Jens Lybaert finished 391st of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:13.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:48 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:29 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 9:32Running 1 4:57v median +1:08
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:48v median +1:06
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 6:20v median +1:20
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Block 04 12:25Running 4 6:35v median +1:33
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 6:58v median +1:47
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:37v median +1:31
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Block 07 12:58Running 7 6:34v median +1:31
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Block 08 13:35Running 8 7:22v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:29
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.