The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:45 at Mechelen 2026 put Fabian Geerlings & Rowan Jacobs 510th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 35% of the field across all eight, against 14% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:48, behind 96% 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 10:47Running 1 6:59v median +3:07
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:23v median +0:41
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:55v median +0:58
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 5:39v median +0:38
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:21v median +1:08
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:40v median +0:34
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 5:36v median +0:35
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Block 08 10:57Running 8 5:51v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:48
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.