The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:32 at Mechelen 2026 put Xavier Fourbisseur & Gautier Fourbisseur 493rd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 7% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:05. A harder second half: 3:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:31Running 1 4:00v median +0:11
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:17v median −0:25
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:24v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 4:24v median −0:39
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:37v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:34v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 4:31v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 4:51v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
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.