The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:27 at Mechelen 2026 put Sven Habex & Gilles Platteeuw 807th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:47. A harder second half: 5:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:32, behind 86% 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 8:20Running 1 3:57v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 6:32v median +1:50
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 6:26v median +1:24
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 6:41v median +1:38
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 7:10v median +1:58
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 7:04v median +1:57
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 7:04v median +1:59
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 7:43v median +2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:32
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.