The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Hovent & Hugo Pallen finished 483rd of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:23:15.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:57. Stronger after halfway: 1:43 better against the middle of the field 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 7:49Running 1 3:47v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:28v median −0:14
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Block 03 12:58Running 3 4:58v median +0:01
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 4:54v median −0:07
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:10v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:27v median +0:21
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 5:03v median +0:02
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Block 08 11:55Running 8 5:02v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.