The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:48 at Mechelen 2026 put Ben Vermeer & Bas Van Olst 208th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:16 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:30Running 1 3:29v median −0:23
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 4:13v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:41v median −0:16
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:53v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:16v median +0:03
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:32v median −0:34
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 4:13v median −0:48
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Block 08 8:58Running 8 4:41v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.