The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrei Negura & Theophile Girardot finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:02:24 for 88th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:49 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:43, ahead of 93% 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 7:28Running 1 3:30v median −0:19
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 4:07v median −0:35
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Block 03 6:51Running 3 4:12v median −0:50
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Block 04 6:45Running 4 4:15v median −0:48
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:31v median −0:41
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 4:14v median −0:53
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Block 07 7:12Running 7 4:12v median −0:53
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Block 08 8:18Running 8 4:32v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.