The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jordy Dekens & Simon Van Overmeire finished 616th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:56.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:10 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:58Running 1 4:38v median +0:49
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:30v median +0:48
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:32v median +0:30
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 5:41v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:41v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:41v median +0:34
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 5:43v median +0:38
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 6:15v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:57
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.