The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alain Lefebvre & Marc Metens finished 522nd of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:16.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:31. The race faded late: the second half went 1:28 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 9:05Running 1 4:38v median +0:46
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:30v median +0:48
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 5:30v median +0:33
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 5:39v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:50v median +0:37
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:40v median +0:34
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:47v median +0:46
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Block 08 14:08Running 8 7:10v median +1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.