The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arne Manssens & Bas Michiels finished 592nd of 593 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:54:31.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:03. The race faded late: the second half went 2:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 15:08, behind 99% 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 8:41Running 1 4:29v median +0:37
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Block 02 11:41Running 2 9:32v median +4:50
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Block 03 13:06Running 3 9:30v median +4:33
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Block 04 12:01Running 4 6:19v median +1:18
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Block 05 12:02Running 5 6:57v median +1:44
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Block 06 10:10Running 6 6:27v median +1:21
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Block 07 13:18Running 7 7:00v median +1:59
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Block 08 18:31Running 8 10:01v median +4:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:08
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.