The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:40 at Mechelen 2026 put Darren Rijsdijk & Diederik Rusch 422nd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:49 quicker than the median and 81st of 867. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 1:49 faster than the average race this season, by 987 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 4:08v median +0:19
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:49v median +0:07
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 5:08v median +0:06
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 5:21v median +0:18
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 5:09v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 5:03v median −0:04
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 5:11v median +0:06
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 5:43v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.