The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruben De Jonge & Ismail Vurel finished 399th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:13:09, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:36 quicker than the median and 165th of 867. A harder second half: 1:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 7:28Running 1 3:44v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:49v median +0:07
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 5:06v median +0:04
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 5:06v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:22v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:22v median +0:15
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 5:11v median +0:06
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 5:45v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.