The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:09 at Mechelen 2026 put Jaco Louw & Willem Willemse 523rd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 32% on the runs. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:17 of the median. A harder second half: 2:23 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 7:31Running 1 3:49v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:55v median +0:13
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 5:02v median +0:00
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 5:40v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:35v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:34v median +0:27
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 5:35v median +0:30
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 6:30v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.