The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Rinse Meenks & Wesley Madern crossed the line in 1:13:34: 420th of 867 men's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:32 slower than the median.
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 7:57Running 1 3:59v median +0:10
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 4:28v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:45v median −0:17
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:46v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:55v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:05v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 5:01v median −0:04
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 5:14v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.