The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maxim Sercu & Timothy Geerts finished 483rd of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:35.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:21, behind 93% 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 8:12Running 1 4:14v median +1:01
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 5:26v median +1:25
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:53v median +1:34
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:45v median +1:27
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:03v median +1:41
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:49v median +1:29
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 6:04v median +1:43
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Block 08 14:24Running 8 6:43v median +2:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.