The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:27 at Mechelen 2026 put Raf Hoevenaars & Nick Cleijne 753rd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:27 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:07 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 7:45Running 1 3:51v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 5:11v median +0:29
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 6:20v median +1:18
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 6:36v median +1:33
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:50v median +1:38
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:20v median +1:13
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 6:09v median +1:04
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Block 08 14:07Running 8 7:13v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:58
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.