The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:44 at Mechelen 2026 put Florent Janssen & Maxime Notelaers 769th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 30% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:10, behind 91% 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 8:33Running 1 4:31v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:38v median +0:56
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 6:32v median +1:30
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Block 04 10:10Running 4 6:26v median +1:23
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:38v median +1:26
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 6:37v median +1:30
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 6:30v median +1:25
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 7:05v median +1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:10
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.