The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeffrey Verhoeven & Tim Janse finished 499th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:15:38.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:18 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 3:40v median −0:09
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:42v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 5:05v median +0:03
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 5:12v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:14v median +0:02
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 5:07v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 5:00v median −0:05
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 5:13v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.