The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:24 at Mechelen 2026 put Nael Czarnecki & Maxime Di Benedetto 198th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 79% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 44% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:02Running 1 3:54v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:32v median −0:10
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:28v median −0:29
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Block 04 7:34Running 4 4:20v median −0:41
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:28v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:31Running 6 4:07v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:10v median −0:51
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Block 08 9:01Running 8 4:12v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.