The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Michel Van Tieghem & Angelo Pappijn crossed the line in 1:13:12: 403rd of 867 men's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:31 on the median. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:45 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:14 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 7:43Running 1 3:44v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:40v median −0:02
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 5:03v median +0:01
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Block 04 8:10Running 4 5:13v median +0:10
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:03v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:56v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 5:06v median +0:01
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 5:38v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.