The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Stein Borger & Wouter Staats at Mechelen 2026: 1:01:02, 64th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:56 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:44 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:34, was faster than 95% 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 6:45Running 1 3:00v median −0:49
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Block 02 5:34Running 2 3:45v median −0:57
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Block 03 7:16Running 3 4:15v median −0:47
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Block 04 7:04Running 4 4:09v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 4:06v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:12v median −0:55
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Block 07 6:37Running 7 3:59v median −1:06
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 4:15v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.