The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:37 at Mechelen 2026 put Wilfried Van Engeland & Tom Schreurs 349th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:47 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
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 9:01Running 1 4:51v median +1:02
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:36v median +0:54
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 5:41v median +0:41
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 6:24v median +1:22
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Block 05 11:24Running 5 6:39v median +1:28
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 6:09v median +1:03
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:59v median +0:56
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 6:55v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:47
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.