The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:59 at Mechelen 2026 put Karel Vermoesen & Younes Ben Mohamed 454th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:36 behind the median.
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 8:31Running 1 4:24v median +0:32
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 5:15v median +0:33
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 5:49v median +0:52
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 5:46v median +0:45
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 6:11v median +0:58
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 6:15v median +1:09
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 6:19v median +1:18
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 6:43v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
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.