The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philippe Banaszak & Arnaud Hardy finished 278th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:18:50.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:13 from the median.
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 8:08Running 1 4:00v median +0:11
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 5:20v median +0:38
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 5:35v median +0:35
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 5:35v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:47v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:43v median +0:37
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 5:41v median +0:38
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 6:08v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.