The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sven Vos & Jort Volkerts finished 564th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:36:53.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:13. A harder second half: 3:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:15 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
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 8:37Running 1 4:14v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:05v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:36v median +0:39
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Block 04 11:18Running 4 6:26v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:19v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:13v median +1:07
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 6:05v median +1:04
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Block 08 14:37Running 8 6:57v median +1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:15
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.