The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:03 at Mechelen 2026 put Stan De Haar & Wesley Ackermans 602nd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:19 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:15 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 8:11Running 1 3:48v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:44v median +0:02
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 4:51v median −0:11
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 4:57v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:50v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:05v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 5:06v median +0:01
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 5:23v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.