The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leon Van Straten & Sander Veldman finished 548th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:29.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:07. The race faded late: the second half went 3:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:46 in the roxzone was slower than 93% 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 8:36Running 1 4:40v median +0:48
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:34v median +0:52
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 6:09v median +1:12
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 7:09v median +2:08
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 7:01v median +1:48
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 6:35v median +1:29
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 6:37v median +1:36
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Block 08 14:05Running 8 8:31v median +3:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:46
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.