The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Rick van Beijnen & Sem Toonen crossed the line in 1:09:12: 276th of 867 men's teams, faster than 68% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 83% of the field across all eight, against 59% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 987 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:26Running 1 3:40v median −0:09
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 4:28v median −0:14
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:44v median −0:18
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 5:11v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 5:04v median −0:08
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 5:07v median +0:00
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:48v median −0:17
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 5:08v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.