The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Etienne Haine & Marc Leth Van finished 806th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:26.
The stations carried this race: faster than 27% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:03. The race faded late: the second half went 2:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 1:49 faster than the average race this season, by 987 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:34v median +0:45
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:50v median +1:08
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 6:30v median +1:28
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 6:45v median +1:42
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 7:12v median +2:00
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 7:05v median +1:58
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 7:15v median +2:10
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 8:09v median +2:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:09
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.