The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Victor Verstreken & Frederik Verstreken finished 739th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:26:22.
The runs carried this race: faster than 28% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 4% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:48 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 8:47Running 1 4:20v median +0:31
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:08v median +0:26
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 5:18v median +0:16
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 5:32v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:44v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:30v median +0:23
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 5:39v median +0:34
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Block 08 14:03Running 8 6:03v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.