The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marc-Antoine Normand & Theo PALASZ finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 57:05 for 7th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:56 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:25 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:27, ahead of 96% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 987 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:19Running 1 2:54v median −0:58
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Block 02 5:08Running 2 3:45v median −0:57
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Block 03 6:27Running 3 3:55v median −1:02
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Block 04 6:20Running 4 3:54v median −1:07
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Block 05 7:37Running 5 3:56v median −1:17
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 3:58v median −1:08
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Block 07 6:47Running 7 4:00v median −1:01
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Block 08 7:41Running 8 4:10v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 591
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 591 men's teams who finished.