The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Melissa Ould Youcef & Henri Lefevre crossed the line in 1:08:52: 69th of 424 mixed teams, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:50 ahead of the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:20.
Mechelen ran fast: the 845 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:14 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:26v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 4:10v median −0:58
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Block 03 7:15Running 3 4:29v median −0:55
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Block 04 7:10Running 4 4:20v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:26v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:20v median −1:06
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 4:23v median −1:03
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Block 08 8:29Running 8 4:51v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:02