The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:28 at Mechelen 2026 put Timo De Vries & Luuk Moret 457th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 5:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:02, behind 89% of the field.
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 8:34Running 1 4:25v median +0:33
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 5:07v median +0:25
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 5:17v median +0:20
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 5:24v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 6:09v median +0:56
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:52v median +0:46
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 5:57v median +0:56
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Block 08 11:36Running 8 7:13v median +1:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:02
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.