The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stef Michiels & Zeno Billens finished 511th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:26:55.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:34 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:47 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 8:17Running 1 4:13v median +0:21
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 5:10v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 7:01v median +2:04
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 9:42v median +4:41
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:55v median +1:42
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 6:18v median +1:12
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 6:25v median +1:24
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 6:54v median +1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:30
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.