The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:59 at Mechelen 2026 put Olivier Laloo & Bert Lievens 699th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 29% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:11 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:23 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 8:27Running 1 4:20v median +0:31
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:18v median +0:36
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:31v median +0:29
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 5:24v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:34v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:28v median +0:21
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Block 07 11:16Running 7 5:31v median +0:26
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Block 08 12:11Running 8 6:03v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
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.