The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Joren Bostyn & Sil Van Roost crossed the line in 1:12:51: 389th of 867 men's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:38 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:25 worse 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 7:39Running 1 3:47v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:51v median +0:09
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 5:08v median +0:06
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 5:11v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 5:22v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:28v median +0:21
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 5:19v median +0:14
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 6:04v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.