The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Dirjan Bouma & Daan Harkema at Mechelen 2026: 57:11, 12th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:02 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:06, was faster than 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 6:30Running 1 2:49v median −1:00
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Block 02 5:20Running 2 3:32v median −1:10
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Block 03 5:51Running 3 3:41v median −1:21
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Block 04 6:49Running 4 3:40v median −1:23
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Block 05 7:48Running 5 3:43v median −1:29
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:46v median −1:21
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Block 07 6:37Running 7 3:51v median −1:14
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Block 08 7:53Running 8 4:00v median −1:28
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.