The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Heslin & Maurice Murphy finished 373rd of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:32.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:53 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:57, behind 90% 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 8:37Running 1 4:32v median +0:43
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:31v median +0:49
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 5:37v median +0:37
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 5:47v median +0:45
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:55v median +0:44
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:07v median +1:01
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 6:09v median +1:06
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Block 08 14:13Running 8 6:54v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:57
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.