The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rens Blom & Roel Adams finished 414th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:18:49.
A station race more than a running one: 54% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:17 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 7:52Running 1 4:06v median +0:14
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 5:09v median +0:27
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 5:39v median +0:42
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 5:49v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 6:06v median +0:53
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:47v median +0:41
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:55v median +0:54
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 6:04v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.