The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:25 at Mechelen 2026 put Lionel Nguyen & René Giroudoux 493rd of 493 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:10 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. 16:31 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 10:09Running 1 5:19v median +2:06
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 6:17v median +2:16
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Block 03 12:34Running 3 6:50v median +2:31
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 8:02v median +3:44
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:14v median +1:52
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 6:19v median +1:59
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Block 07 12:06Running 7 6:09v median +1:48
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Block 08 15:30Running 8 7:13v median +2:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:31
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.