The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sven Aarts & Jesse Damen finished 355th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:17.
The stations carried this race: faster than 30% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:49 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:31Running 1 4:02v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:19v median +0:37
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 8:04v median +3:04
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 6:58v median +1:56
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:43v median +1:32
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:20v median +1:14
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 6:10v median +1:07
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 6:58v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.