The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:14 at Mechelen 2026 put Stephen O Brien & Mathew Mc Quaid 384th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:14. A harder second half: 2:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:07, behind 94% 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 8:22Running 1 4:00v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:55v median +0:13
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 6:23v median +1:23
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 6:02v median +1:00
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:48v median +1:37
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 6:03v median +0:57
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Block 07 11:48Running 7 5:41v median +0:38
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Block 08 13:55Running 8 6:15v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:07
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.