The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bob Scholtes & Gil Nicola finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 58:16 for 24th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 79% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:48 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:07, was faster than 99% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 1:49 faster than the average race this season, by 987 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:47Running 1 2:58v median −0:51
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Block 02 5:07Running 2 3:27v median −1:15
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Block 03 6:19Running 3 3:33v median −1:29
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Block 04 6:14Running 4 3:43v median −1:20
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Block 05 7:42Running 5 3:39v median −1:33
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 3:50v median −1:17
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Block 07 7:01Running 7 3:47v median −1:18
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Block 08 8:39Running 8 4:07v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
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.