The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:50:39 at Mechelen 2026 put Nana Abakah Mends & Mykhailo Teteriachenko 400th of 402 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 24% of the field across all eight, against 1% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:54, behind 99% 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 9:04Running 1 4:54v median +1:05
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Block 02 11:05Running 2 8:50v median +4:08
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Block 03 13:00Running 3 9:11v median +4:11
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 8:31v median +3:29
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Block 05 14:24Running 5 9:08v median +3:57
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Block 06 10:26Running 6 8:31v median +3:25
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Block 07 11:55Running 7 8:31v median +3:28
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Block 08 15:57Running 8 11:05v median +5:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:54
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.