The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Colin Van Soelen & Quinn Lakke finished 506th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:26:08.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:19. A harder second half: 4:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:14, behind 90% of the field.
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 7:47Running 1 3:41v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:22v median +0:40
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:40v median +0:43
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 5:38v median +0:37
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:13v median +1:00
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:56v median +0:50
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 5:44v median +0:43
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 6:34v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:14
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.