The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Sanpo & Rodrigo Kapinga finished 605th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:11.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:11 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:57Running 1 4:08v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:12v median +0:30
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 5:34v median +0:32
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 5:47v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:52v median +0:40
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 6:00v median +0:53
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 5:39v median +0:34
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 6:05v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.