The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:10 at Mechelen 2026 put Roel Van Gennip & Joep Pastor 491st of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:56Running 1 4:53v median +1:01
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:37v median +0:55
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 5:45v median +0:48
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 5:39v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 6:08v median +0:55
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:45v median +0:39
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:25v median +0:24
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 6:39v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:16
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.