The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:02 at Mechelen 2026 put Samaël Laurent & Tien Nguyen Ngoc 601st of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 5:02 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:41Running 1 3:45v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:41v median −0:01
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Block 03 13:18Running 3 5:04v median +0:02
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Block 04 8:04Running 4 4:52v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 5:00v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:00v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:20v median +0:15
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 5:02v median −0:26
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.