The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:50 at Mechelen 2026 put Stewart Herron & Gerard Higgins 415th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:37 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:52Running 1 3:57v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:53v median +0:11
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 5:13v median +0:16
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 5:12v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:48v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:24v median +0:18
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:19v median +0:18
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 6:19v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.