The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:02:52 at Mechelen 2026 put Jerome Neirynck & David Persoon 867th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:45. The race faded late: the second half went 8:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 13:34, behind 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:49v median +1:00
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Block 02 10:28Running 2 8:10v median +3:28
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Block 03 13:45Running 3 9:17v median +4:15
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Block 04 13:48Running 4 9:10v median +4:07
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Block 05 14:24Running 5 9:06v median +3:54
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Block 06 10:44Running 6 8:53v median +3:46
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Block 07 17:29Running 7 9:10v median +4:05
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Block 08 19:33Running 8 10:32v median +5:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:34
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.