The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mees Kramer & Jeffrey Stam finished 369th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:32.
The stations carried this race: faster than 55% of the field across all eight, against 31% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:13 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:18 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 8:31Running 1 4:23v median +0:31
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:38v median +0:56
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:41v median +0:44
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 5:44v median +0:43
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:46v median +0:33
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 5:10v median +0:04
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Block 07 8:22Running 7 5:00v median −0:01
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 5:29v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.