The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:06 at Mechelen 2026 put Marc Maes & Tokou Alain Michel Aka 551st of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field 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 7:23Running 1 3:21v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:59v median +1:17
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 7:02v median +2:00
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 5:06v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:27v median +0:15
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:22v median +0:15
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 5:30v median +0:25
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 6:00v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
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.