The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Escande & Fabrice Mailleret finished 360th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:52.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:20. The race faded late: the second half went 3:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:05 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 8:49Running 1 4:28v median +0:39
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:35v median +0:53
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 6:00v median +1:00
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 6:02v median +1:00
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:23v median +1:12
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 6:14v median +1:08
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 6:19v median +1:16
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Block 08 12:41Running 8 6:55v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:05
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.