The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ahm Khachen & Michel Ageymang finished 143rd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:04:46, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:57 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:19Running 1 3:16v median −0:33
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 3:57v median −0:45
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 4:00v median −1:02
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Block 04 6:26Running 4 3:54v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:04v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:15v median −0:52
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Block 07 5:56Running 7 4:19v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 4:28v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.