The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Martijn van Harten & Martijn Helmendach crossed the line in 1:08:58: 268th of 867 men's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:40 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:08 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 7:32Running 1 3:38v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 4:10v median −0:32
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 4:28v median −0:34
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 4:29v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:39v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:33v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 4:35v median −0:30
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 4:43v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.