The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:38 at Mechelen 2026 put Arjan Van Rooijen & Harm Fokker 629th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:59. A harder second half: 1:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:30Running 1 4:22v median +0:33
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 5:11v median +0:29
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 5:29v median +0:27
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 5:11v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:37v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:32v median +0:25
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 5:26v median +0:21
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 6:07v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.