The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Notker Karpf & Andreas Schwarzbach finished 587th of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:44:16.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:43. The race faded late: the second half went 1:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:51, behind 93% 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 13:09Running 1 8:28v median +4:36
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 6:02v median +1:20
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 6:19v median +1:22
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 6:35v median +1:34
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:52v median +1:39
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:40v median +1:34
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 6:39v median +1:38
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Block 08 17:36Running 8 7:26v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:51
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.