The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Verelst & Kris Talboom finished 822nd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:03.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:38 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:30, behind 93% of the field.
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 8:52Running 1 4:32v median +0:43
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 5:20v median +0:38
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 6:03v median +1:01
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 5:58v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:27v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 6:25v median +1:18
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Block 07 12:36Running 7 6:24v median +1:19
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 7:47v median +2:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:30
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.