The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Twan Slegers & Michael Klaver finished 401st of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:18:02.
A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 1:49 faster than the average race this season, by 987 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 4:14v median +0:22
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 5:00v median +0:18
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 5:17v median +0:20
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 5:30v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 6:14v median +1:01
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:44v median +0:38
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:31v median +0:30
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Block 08 10:22Running 8 5:59v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
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.