The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sven Meulemans & Raf Aerts finished 241st of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:08:15, faster than 72% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 59% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:49 on the median.
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 7:38Running 1 3:37v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:31v median −0:11
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Block 03 7:19Running 3 4:56v median −0:06
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Block 04 7:27Running 4 4:54v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:56v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:56v median −0:11
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 5:03v median −0:02
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 5:18v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.