The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niels Verdult & Christian Dietvorst finished 722nd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:24.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:34 behind the median.
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 9:06Running 1 5:01v median +1:12
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 5:53v median +1:11
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 6:26v median +1:24
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 5:59v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:28v median +1:16
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:16v median +1:09
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 6:06v median +1:01
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Block 08 10:38Running 8 6:39v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.