The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:12 at Mechelen 2026 put Metin Özcan & Şahin Özcan 685th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:24Running 1 3:39v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:38v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 4:59v median −0:03
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 5:03v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:12v median +0:00
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 5:16v median +0:09
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 5:08v median +0:03
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Block 08 12:55Running 8 5:58v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.