The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathieu D'Alès & Julien Persin finished 570th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:17:39.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:34 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better 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 8:24Running 1 4:08v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:13v median +0:31
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 5:23v median +0:21
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 5:31v median +0:28
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:21v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:20v median +0:13
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 5:21v median +0:16
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 5:43v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.