The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Julien Staes & Andreas Descamps finished 749th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:14.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:22. A harder second half: 5:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:25, behind 85% of the field.
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 8:07Running 1 4:00v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:50v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:36v median +0:34
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 5:36v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:58v median +0:46
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:49v median +0:42
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 5:51v median +0:46
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Block 08 14:30Running 8 9:09v median +3:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:25
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.