The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jules Sougnier & Maxime Gerard finished 848th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:06.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:37 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:56 in the roxzone was slower than 90% 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 9:25Running 1 4:59v median +1:10
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 6:29v median +1:47
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 7:05v median +2:03
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 7:09v median +2:06
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 7:10v median +1:58
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 7:01v median +1:54
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Block 07 13:08Running 7 7:33v median +2:28
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 7:56v median +2:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:56
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.