The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sjobbe Clymans & Michael Pior finished 321st of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:05.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:46, behind 88% of the field.
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 8:32Running 1 4:34v median +0:45
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:28v median +0:46
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:47v median +0:47
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 5:41v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:53v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:58v median +0:52
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 5:43v median +0:40
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Block 08 10:41Running 8 6:18v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.