The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Justin Gelens & Malcolm Babel finished 673rd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:31.
Legs and stations told different stories: 47% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:24. 10:03 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
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 7:08Running 1 2:53v median −0:56
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 3:59v median −0:43
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 5:52v median +0:50
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 5:18v median +0:15
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:55v median +1:43
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:51v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:58v median −0:07
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 5:20v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:03
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.