The race, in three figures
The race, in words
59:53 won the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026 for Ruben Janssen & Thomas Hoole, first of 5 mixed teams.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:32 on the median. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:56, was faster than 99% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:14 faster than the average race this season, by 845 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:40Running 1 3:06v median −0:51
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Block 02 5:24Running 2 3:49v median −1:11
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Block 03 6:39Running 3 4:07v median −1:11
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Block 04 6:51Running 4 4:04v median −1:40
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Block 05 7:59Running 5 4:05v median −1:33
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 4:05v median −1:30
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Block 07 7:01Running 7 4:05v median −1:28
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Block 08 8:04Running 8 4:19v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 5
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 5 mixed teams who finished.