The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Stephane Albi & Benjamin Laks at Mechelen 2026: 59:34, 40th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:50 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:27, was faster than 96% 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 7:04Running 1 3:16v median −0:33
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Block 02 5:26Running 2 3:51v median −0:51
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Block 03 6:57Running 3 3:56v median −1:06
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Block 04 6:44Running 4 4:02v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:07Running 5 4:01v median −1:11
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 3:58v median −1:09
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Block 07 6:40Running 7 3:56v median −1:09
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Block 08 7:57Running 8 4:12v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.