The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Van Den Bossche & Kevin Holsteyns finished 479th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:15:10.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:29. A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:55Running 1 3:48v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:34v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:37v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 4:44v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:16v median +0:04
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:57v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 4:59v median −0:06
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 5:03v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
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.