The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:03:19 at Mechelen 2026 put Kevin de Roo & Jasper Plugge 105th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 88% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:02 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:47 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 3:10v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:48v median −0:54
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Block 03 7:11Running 3 4:20v median −0:42
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Block 04 7:24Running 4 4:08v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:06v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 4:20v median −0:47
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Block 07 6:47Running 7 4:15v median −0:50
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Block 08 8:36Running 8 4:39v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.