The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arno Herssens & Yves Reyniers finished 270th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:09:02, faster than 69% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 95% of the field across all eight, against 50% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:03 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 987 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 4:18v median +0:29
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:42v median +0:00
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 4:56v median −0:06
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 5:06v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 5:13v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 5:07v median +0:00
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 5:09v median +0:04
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 5:09v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.