The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Thomas Verhelle & Maarten Wille crossed the line in 1:04:46: 141st of 867 men's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:43 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:24 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 7:24Running 1 3:25v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 4:22v median −0:20
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Block 03 7:21Running 3 4:22v median −0:40
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Block 04 7:03Running 4 4:27v median −0:36
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:30v median −0:42
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:29v median −0:38
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Block 07 7:27Running 7 4:30v median −0:35
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Block 08 8:33Running 8 4:34v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.