The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrice Van Boxcel & Peter Van Boxcel finished 481st of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:15:12.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:29 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:51Running 1 3:39v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:14v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:30v median −0:32
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Block 04 10:24Running 4 4:36v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:37v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:37v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 4:40v median −0:25
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 5:08v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.