The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maarten Anckaert & Hannes Schuyten finished 830th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:55.
On the row the field had the edge, by 1:23. A harder second half: 3:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:32 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 9:44Running 1 5:13v median +1:24
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 6:12v median +1:30
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 6:19v median +1:17
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 6:30v median +1:27
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Block 05 13:06Running 5 7:15v median +2:03
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 6:31v median +1:24
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 6:25v median +1:20
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 7:22v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:32
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.