The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Raf Hilhorst & Joos Groenen finished 518th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:46.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:50 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 1:49 faster than the average race this season, by 987 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 4:16v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 5:21v median +0:39
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:31v median +0:34
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 5:41v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:52v median +0:39
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 6:01v median +0:55
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 6:07v median +1:06
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Block 08 13:00Running 8 6:43v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:29
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.