The race, in three figures
The race, in words
STEPHANE RENNESSON & Cedric Pain finished 253rd of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:06:03.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. The sled push cost the most time: 1:38 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 308 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:00Running 1 3:08v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 3:49v median −0:12
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 3:54v median −0:25
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Block 04 7:21Running 4 4:01v median −0:17
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:00v median −0:22
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 4:01v median −0:19
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:02v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:01Running 8 4:18v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 493
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 493 men's teams who finished.