The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maxime Strasseele & Matthieu Lemaire finished 288th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:12:57, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:11. A harder second half: 2:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 7:23Running 1 3:36v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:21v median −0:21
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Block 03 7:26Running 3 4:22v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:40v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:47v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:38v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 4:31v median −0:30
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 4:56v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.