The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael De Grave & Youni Veraart finished 358th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:01.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:35 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 1:49 faster than the average race this season, by 987 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 3:47v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:46v median +0:04
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 5:18v median +0:21
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 5:20v median +0:19
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:19v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:12v median +0:06
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:14v median +0:13
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Block 08 9:43Running 8 5:20v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.