The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:09 at Mechelen 2026 put Mark Kirpenstein & Vince Joosten 553rd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 56% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:08 behind the median.
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 3:44v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:34v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:57v median +0:55
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 5:35v median +0:32
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:43v median +0:31
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:29v median +0:22
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 5:17v median +0:12
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 5:45v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:57
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.