The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Nick Raeymaekers & Gilles Van Peteghem crossed the line in 1:09:41: 292nd of 867 men's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:42. Stronger after halfway: 1:45 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 7:26Running 1 3:18v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:26v median −0:16
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:45v median −0:17
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 4:38v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:43v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:32v median −0:35
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:20v median −0:45
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 4:45v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.