The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexander Verdoodt & Michel Jacques Verheyen finished 574th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:17:43.
The stations carried this race: faster than 54% of the field across all eight, against 26% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median.
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 8:05Running 1 4:24v median +0:35
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:57v median +0:15
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:25v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 5:38v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:40v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:34v median +0:27
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 5:42v median +0:37
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 6:17v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.