The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marc Waltens & Aimé Taelman finished 745th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:26:51.
On the row the field had the edge, by 2:25. The race faded late: the second half went 2:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:24, behind 85% of the field.
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 8:51Running 1 4:36v median +0:47
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:32v median +0:50
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:39v median +0:37
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 5:38v median +0:35
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Block 05 12:41Running 5 5:48v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:47v median +0:40
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 5:42v median +0:37
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 6:27v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
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.