The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:43 at Mechelen 2026 put Zito Fieremans & Vanik Militosyan 274th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:05. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:50Running 1 3:40v median −0:09
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:46v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:07v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 5:11v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:50v median +0:39
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:11v median +0:05
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:10v median +0:07
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 5:27v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.