The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathieu Meeûs & Michael Mabille finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 54:26 for 2nd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:12 quicker than the median and 14th of 867. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:06, ahead of 99% 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 6:22Running 1 2:51v median −0:58
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Block 02 5:04Running 2 3:30v median −1:12
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Block 03 5:55Running 3 3:41v median −1:21
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Block 04 6:08Running 4 3:46v median −1:17
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Block 05 7:31Running 5 3:44v median −1:28
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Block 06 4:55Running 6 3:39v median −1:28
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Block 07 6:07Running 7 3:45v median −1:20
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Block 08 7:27Running 8 3:54v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 866
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 866 men's teams who finished.