The race, in three figures
The race, in words
August Antonius Johannes Mertens & Joeri Leppens finished 796th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:17.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:13. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:27, behind 85% 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 8:43Running 1 4:19v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:00v median +0:18
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 5:37v median +0:35
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 5:53v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 6:09v median +0:57
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:48v median +0:41
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 6:00v median +0:55
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 6:52v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:27
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.