The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeff Gustin & Théo Delbecque finished 185th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:06:19, faster than 79% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:52 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:43 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 7:18Running 1 3:34v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 4:23v median −0:19
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 4:32v median −0:30
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Block 04 7:33Running 4 4:31v median −0:32
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:40v median −0:32
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:30v median −0:37
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 4:50v median −0:15
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Block 08 8:33Running 8 4:44v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.