The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wim Jacobs & Jef Van Dijck finished 283rd of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:07.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:14 from the median.
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 7:40Running 1 3:39v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 5:17v median +0:35
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 5:31v median +0:31
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 5:56v median +0:54
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:50v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:29v median +0:23
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 5:22v median +0:19
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Block 08 11:04Running 8 6:26v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.