The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:59 at Mechelen 2026 put Dirk-Jan De Jong & Bo De Jong 791st of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 31% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:43 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
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 8:34Running 1 4:06v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 6:02v median +1:20
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 6:52v median +1:50
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 6:46v median +1:43
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Block 05 11:44Running 5 7:05v median +1:53
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 6:46v median +1:39
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 6:42v median +1:37
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 7:26v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:43
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.