The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:49 at Mechelen 2026 put Vincent Thewissen & Laurent Delfosse 678th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 7:56Running 1 4:11v median +0:22
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 5:08v median +0:26
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 5:41v median +0:39
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 6:01v median +0:58
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:44v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:42v median +0:35
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Block 07 12:26Running 7 7:22v median +2:17
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 6:24v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.