The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicolas Thunus & Julien Thunus finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:02:32 for 90th 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. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:58, was faster than 89% 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 6:44Running 1 3:03v median −0:46
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 3:47v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 4:07v median −0:55
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Block 04 7:31Running 4 4:11v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 4:09v median −1:03
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 4:12v median −0:55
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Block 07 6:54Running 7 4:06v median −0:59
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Block 08 8:34Running 8 4:23v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.