The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maik Oudsen & Jeremy Rutten finished 221st of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:14:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:38. A harder second half: 2:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:50Running 1 3:36v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:25v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:55v median −0:05
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:49v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:18v median +0:07
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:57v median −0:09
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 4:57v median −0:06
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 5:52v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.