The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Traas & Lars Van Loo finished 293rd of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:20:20.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:55. A harder second half: 1:40 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 8:06Running 1 4:05v median +0:16
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 5:10v median +0:28
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 5:34v median +0:34
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Block 04 9:39Running 4 5:52v median +0:50
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:48v median +0:37
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:50v median +0:44
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:52v median +0:49
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Block 08 11:40Running 8 6:19v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:15
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.