The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:56 at Mechelen 2026 put Niko Reniers & Robert Natan 422nd of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 41% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the row, 1:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:50Running 1 3:40v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:31v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 5:16v median +0:19
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 5:14v median +0:13
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 5:27v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:23v median +0:17
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:38v median +0:37
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 5:49v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.