The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mario Zaffarana & Cédric Pire finished 637th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:04.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 3:32v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:43v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:14v median +0:12
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 5:29v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:54v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:46v median +0:39
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 6:06v median +1:01
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 6:40v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.