The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chielens Olivier & Owen Desender finished 325th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:10:46, faster than 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 83% of the field across all eight, against 51% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 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 7:27Running 1 3:23v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:45v median +0:03
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 5:21v median +0:19
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 5:15v median +0:12
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 5:17v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:19v median +0:12
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Block 07 7:39Running 7 4:58v median −0:07
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 5:10v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.