The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gilles Spincemaille & René Vanden Borre finished 534th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:32.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:48 quicker than the median and 93rd of 867. The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:17Running 1 4:13v median +0:24
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 5:04v median +0:22
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:26v median +0:24
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 5:35v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:27v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:27v median +0:20
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 5:20v median +0:15
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Block 08 10:51Running 8 5:51v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.