The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:06 at Mechelen 2026 put Steven Visser & Geert Van Beusichem 700th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 30% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 8% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:00 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:08 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 8:44Running 1 4:31v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:14v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:27v median +0:25
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 5:32v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:30v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:21v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 5:18v median +0:13
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 6:10v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.