The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adil Bouziane & Mohamed Akhloufi finished 576th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:40:43.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:30. A harder second half: 5:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:22, behind 95% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 987 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:49v median +0:57
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 6:24v median +1:42
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 6:41v median +1:44
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Block 04 12:33Running 4 7:37v median +2:36
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Block 05 13:34Running 5 8:25v median +3:12
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Block 06 11:44Running 6 10:02v median +4:56
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 6:55v median +1:54
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Block 08 14:35Running 8 7:38v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:22
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.