The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tanguy Robinet & Mathias Robinet finished 473rd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:15:02.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:10 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:35Running 1 3:27v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:48v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 5:00v median −0:02
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Block 04 8:17Running 4 4:56v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 5:12v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:57v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 5:14v median +0:09
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 5:36v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.