The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jorrit Wijtsma & Pieter Maarten Oosthoek finished 118th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:04:36, faster than 80% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 85% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 58% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:53, was faster than 88% 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 7:16Running 1 3:13v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 3:58v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 4:05v median −0:52
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Block 04 6:53Running 4 4:06v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:21v median −0:52
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:23v median −0:43
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Block 07 6:59Running 7 4:17v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:16Running 8 4:50v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.