The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:40 at Mechelen 2026 put Christof Cavens & Seppe Eilrich 571st of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 1:49 faster than the average race this season, by 987 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:41v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:38v median −0:04
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 5:14v median +0:12
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 5:06v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:23v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:33v median +0:26
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 5:17v median +0:12
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 5:27v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.