The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:42 at Mechelen 2026 put Paddy De Vos & Nic Van Ool 426th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:31 behind 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 8:18Running 1 4:02v median +0:13
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:43v median +0:01
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:41v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:43v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:03v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:40v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:34v median −0:31
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 5:25v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.