The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Gismero & Kevin De Ridder finished 271st of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:11:52, faster than 54% of the field.
No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:12 of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:08 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 7:55Running 1 3:59v median +0:07
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:46v median +0:04
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 5:03v median +0:06
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 5:00v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:14v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:55v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:51v median −0:10
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 5:21v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.