The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wyatt Van engel & Thijs Don finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 59:22 for 38th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:56 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:08 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:19, was faster than 97% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 987 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:29Running 1 2:50v median −0:59
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 3:49v median −0:53
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Block 03 6:55Running 3 3:55v median −1:07
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Block 04 6:36Running 4 3:56v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:19Running 5 3:58v median −1:14
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 3:55v median −1:12
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Block 07 6:51Running 7 4:05v median −1:00
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Block 08 7:38Running 8 4:07v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.