The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:06 at Mechelen 2026 put Brice Boland & Alexandre Cattelain 442nd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:42 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:56 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 7:59Running 1 4:05v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:27v median +0:45
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:55v median −0:07
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:38v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:53v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:02v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:46v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:16Running 8 4:41v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.