The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephane Boulanger & Jason Engelbeens finished 823rd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:14.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:45 in the roxzone was slower than 89% 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 9:07Running 1 5:08v median +1:19
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 6:37v median +1:55
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 6:59v median +1:57
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 7:12v median +2:09
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 7:18v median +2:06
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 7:08v median +2:01
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 6:59v median +1:54
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Block 08 13:14Running 8 7:29v median +2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:45
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.