The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Alvin Mateo & Christopher Condon crossed the line in 1:11:01: 332nd of 867 men's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:32 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:30Running 1 3:21v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 4:11v median −0:31
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:36v median −0:26
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Block 04 6:32Running 4 4:22v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:28v median −0:44
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:23v median −0:44
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:32v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 5:33v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:32
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.