The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexandre Berthe & Louis-Victor Berthe finished 554th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:17:11.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:39. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 987 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:27v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:24v median +0:42
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:30v median +0:28
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 5:25v median +0:22
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:30v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:34v median +0:27
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 5:31v median +0:26
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 6:05v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.