The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rex Stoelinga & Sam Van Opbergen finished 453rd of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:20:37.
The stations carried this race: faster than 35% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 7:45, behind 90% of the field.
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 8:22Running 1 4:21v median +1:08
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 5:13v median +1:12
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:47v median +1:28
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 5:53v median +1:35
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 6:09v median +1:47
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:51v median +1:31
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 5:57v median +1:36
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 6:20v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.