The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Freek Faes & Rens Faes finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:01:45 for 74th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:46 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:51 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:55, ahead of 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 3:23v median −0:26
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Block 02 5:30Running 2 3:58v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:06v median −0:56
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Block 04 6:44Running 4 3:59v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 4:05v median −1:07
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 4:02v median −1:05
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Block 07 6:50Running 7 4:02v median −1:03
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Block 08 8:24Running 8 4:29v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.