The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nolan Matichard & Théo Dufour finished 594th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:18:28.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 32% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:12 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 8:17Running 1 4:10v median +0:21
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 5:02v median +0:20
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 5:34v median +0:32
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 5:30v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:50v median +0:38
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:10v median +0:03
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 5:09v median +0:04
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 6:14v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:20
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.