The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:07:49 at Mechelen 2026 put Gerwin Struijs & Peter Struijs 103rd of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:22Running 1 3:26v median −0:23
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Block 02 5:28Running 2 4:01v median −0:41
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:12v median −0:48
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 4:09v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:26v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:28v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 5:02v median −0:01
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 5:09v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 401
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 401 men's teams who finished.