The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:39 at Mechelen 2026 put Mathieu Baudouin & Thomas Paulet 361st of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 1:27 faster than the average race this season, by 308 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 3:20v median +0:07
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:03v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 4:24v median +0:05
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 4:19v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:33v median +0:11
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:32v median +0:12
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:46v median +0:25
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 5:18v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:03
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.