The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:55 at Mechelen 2026 put Gaétan Brodbeck & Billy Zwijsen 397th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 54% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:11 worse 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 7:59Running 1 3:54v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:52v median +0:10
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 5:34v median +0:37
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 5:57v median +0:56
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:49v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:27v median +0:21
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:39v median +0:38
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 6:48v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.