The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Arnaud Van Melkebeke & Tomas Sanchez Posada at Mechelen 2026: 1:00:49, 60th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 74% on the stations. Time in the roxzone, 5:22, was faster than 97% 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 6:53Running 1 3:09v median −0:40
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Block 02 5:24Running 2 3:40v median −1:02
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 3:51v median −1:11
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Block 04 6:45Running 4 3:49v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 4:01v median −1:11
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Block 06 5:36Running 6 4:01v median −1:06
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Block 07 7:17Running 7 3:57v median −1:08
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Block 08 8:31Running 8 4:27v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 866
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 866 men's teams who finished.