The race, in three figures
The race, in words
joachim callebaut & Milan Geerts finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 58:48 for 30th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:15 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:30, was faster than 96% 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 6:37Running 1 2:59v median −0:50
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Block 02 5:26Running 2 3:43v median −0:59
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Block 03 6:18Running 3 3:52v median −1:10
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Block 04 6:19Running 4 4:07v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:18Running 5 4:13v median −0:59
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Block 06 5:31Running 6 4:04v median −1:03
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Block 07 6:30Running 7 4:11v median −0:54
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Block 08 8:28Running 8 4:27v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.