The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kristof De Clercq & David Van Auwegem finished 514th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:19.
The stations carried this race: faster than 36% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:50, behind 87% 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
-
Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:52v median +1:00
-
Block 02 7:35Running 2 5:52v median +1:10
-
Block 03 9:30Running 3 6:08v median +1:11
-
Block 04 9:36Running 4 6:17v median +1:16
-
Block 05 11:00Running 5 6:32v median +1:19
-
Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:44v median +1:38
-
Block 07 10:58Running 7 6:53v median +1:52
-
Block 08 10:56Running 8 6:42v median +1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:50
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.