The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Smeulders & Kylian Ressel finished 652nd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:25.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:49 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 8:29Running 1 4:29v median +0:40
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 5:20v median +0:38
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 5:30v median +0:28
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 5:37v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 6:06v median +0:54
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 6:01v median +0:54
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 5:55v median +0:50
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 6:52v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.