The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Antoine Meresse & Matheo Notteghem finished 391st of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:17:33.
The runs carried this race: faster than 51% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 11% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:45. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:05Running 1 3:45v median −0:07
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:48v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:48v median −0:09
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 5:18v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:07v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 5:01v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 4:54v median −0:07
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 5:25v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.