The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daan Van Der Heide & Bradley Verschoor finished 835th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:18.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 17:11 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 8:38Running 1 4:36v median +0:47
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:44v median +1:02
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:45v median +0:43
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 5:50v median +0:47
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:58v median +1:46
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:17v median +1:10
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 5:44v median +0:39
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Block 08 13:49Running 8 7:45v median +2:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:11
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.