The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:50 at Mechelen 2026 put Niels Dekker & Nils Van Stappen 575th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 47% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 18% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:59. A harder second half: 2:26 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 8:03Running 1 3:52v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:34v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 5:00v median −0:02
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 5:09v median +0:06
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:08v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:08v median +0:01
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 5:16v median +0:11
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 5:54v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.