The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sébastien De Tillesse & Jay Foucart finished 850th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:38.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:29. A harder second half: 1:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:53, behind 96% 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 10:18Running 1 5:49v median +2:00
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 6:41v median +1:59
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 6:47v median +1:45
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 6:53v median +1:50
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Block 05 12:11Running 5 7:19v median +2:07
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 7:02v median +1:55
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Block 07 12:02Running 7 6:59v median +1:54
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 8:00v median +2:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:53
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.