The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, John Hubert & Hugo Villain crossed the line in 1:08:19: 193rd of 593 men's teams, faster than 68% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the row: 0:37 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:05 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:49v median −0:03
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 4:28v median −0:14
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 5:02v median +0:05
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 5:01v median +0:00
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 5:01v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:49v median −0:17
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:44v median −0:17
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Block 08 8:55Running 8 4:58v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
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.