The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:12 at Mechelen 2026 put Nick Wouters & Rob Saenen 717th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:19 behind the median. 10:18 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 987 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 4:43v median +0:54
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 6:14v median +1:32
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 6:05v median +1:03
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 5:59v median +0:56
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 6:06v median +0:54
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:54v median +0:47
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 5:48v median +0:43
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 6:03v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:18
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.