The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bram van der Heijden & Paul Bary finished 462nd of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:26.
The stations carried this race: faster than 30% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:48. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:25 better 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 12:36Running 1 8:33v median +5:20
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 5:04v median +1:03
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 5:23v median +1:04
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 5:27v median +1:09
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:40v median +1:18
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:31v median +1:11
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 5:36v median +1:15
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 6:14v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.