The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:27 at Mechelen 2026 put Jef Mertens & Thibaud Dejaeghere 466th of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 5:03 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 7:27 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 7:43Running 1 3:40v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:29v median +0:28
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:02v median +0:43
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 4:54v median +0:36
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:03v median +0:41
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:52v median +0:32
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 4:56v median +0:35
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 5:18v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.