The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:25 at Mechelen 2026 put Michael Wesseling & Julian Wesseling 390th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:17 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:53 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:24Running 1 4:32v median +0:40
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:34v median +0:52
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 5:41v median +0:44
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 5:45v median +0:44
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:36v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:41v median +0:35
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 5:44v median +0:43
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 5:51v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.