The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Thanee Uittenhout & Kjeld Dijkstra at Mechelen 2026: 58:11, 10th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:31 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:26, was faster than 97% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 845 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:14 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:53Running 1 3:02v median −1:07
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Block 02 5:22Running 2 3:40v median −1:26
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Block 03 6:34Running 3 3:57v median −1:24
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Block 04 6:27Running 4 3:58v median −1:22
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 3:57v median −1:29
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 4:00v median −1:25
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Block 07 6:22Running 7 3:53v median −1:28
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Block 08 7:32Running 8 4:07v median −1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 393
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 393 mixed teams who finished.