The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bas Meusen & Mike Saijoen finished 393rd of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:38:13.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:42 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:19 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:21, behind 91% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 987 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:41v median +0:52
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 6:11v median +1:29
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 6:39v median +1:39
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 7:06v median +2:04
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 6:55v median +1:44
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 6:58v median +1:52
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Block 07 13:27Running 7 7:09v median +2:06
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Block 08 14:06Running 8 9:11v median +3:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:21
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.