The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:03 at Mechelen 2026 put Xander Carpentier & Thomas Scheerlinck 533rd of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it. 9:40 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:38v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 5:14v median +0:32
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 6:36v median +1:39
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Block 04 13:48Running 4 9:58v median +4:57
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 7:08v median +1:55
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 7:22v median +2:16
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 5:42v median +0:41
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 6:37v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:40
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.