The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:57 at Mechelen 2026 put Mathieu Lixon & Eric Vandevoorde 846th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 23% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:43 in the roxzone was slower than 94% 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 9:05Running 1 4:49v median +1:00
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 6:22v median +1:40
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 7:24v median +2:22
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 8:02v median +2:59
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Block 05 12:43Running 5 7:59v median +2:47
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 7:38v median +2:31
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Block 07 12:49Running 7 7:36v median +2:31
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 8:48v median +3:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:43
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.