The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jules Morin & Benjamin Grierson finished 778th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:15.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:31 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 5:00v median +1:11
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 6:13v median +1:31
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 6:16v median +1:14
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 6:05v median +1:02
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 7:54v median +2:42
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 8:14v median +3:07
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 6:38v median +1:33
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 6:05v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:31
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.