The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Ruiter & Bas Ruiter finished 387th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:36:42.
The stations carried this race: faster than 64% of the field across all eight, against 1% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:58 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:00, 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 9:15Running 1 5:13v median +1:24
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 7:30v median +2:48
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 7:20v median +2:20
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 7:32v median +2:30
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Block 05 12:49Running 5 8:01v median +2:50
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Block 06 9:36Running 6 8:03v median +2:57
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 7:42v median +2:39
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Block 08 13:28Running 8 9:01v median +3:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:00
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.