The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:24 at Mechelen 2026 put Bjorn Van Rijswick & Krijn Jutting 488th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:59 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:28Running 1 3:43v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 5:02v median +0:20
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 5:30v median +0:28
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 6:15v median +1:12
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 5:21v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:47v median +0:40
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 5:43v median +0:38
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 6:49v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:06
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.