The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:58 at Mechelen 2026 put Courtney Ogilvie & Merlin Lay 583rd of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 23% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 4:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 13:36 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 8:32Running 1 4:17v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 6:19v median +1:37
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 7:44v median +2:47
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Block 04 13:08Running 4 8:59v median +3:58
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Block 05 13:51Running 5 9:02v median +3:49
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:46v median +1:40
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 7:29v median +2:28
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 9:49v median +4:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:36
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.