The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Pieter Dullaers & Willem Dullaers crossed the line in 1:10:35: 317th of 867 men's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 54% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 2:00 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:33Running 1 3:43v median −0:06
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 4:26v median −0:16
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Block 03 7:06Running 3 4:47v median −0:15
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Block 04 7:21Running 4 4:59v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 5:14v median +0:02
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 5:10v median +0:03
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 5:10v median +0:05
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 5:30v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.