The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:06 at Mechelen 2026 put Ethan Dowling & Conor Bickford 361st of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:04, behind 89% of the field.
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 7:45Running 1 4:02v median +0:10
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:57v median +0:15
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 5:01v median +0:04
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 5:09v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:46v median +0:33
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 5:11v median +0:05
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 5:14v median +0:13
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 6:02v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:04
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.