The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luka Lapraille & Julien Dupont finished 300th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:01.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:49 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 7:16Running 1 3:20v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:36v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 5:08v median +0:08
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 5:11v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:38v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:08v median +0:02
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 5:04v median +0:01
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Block 08 12:45Running 8 5:55v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.