The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Nathalie Steines & Mats Markovits at Mechelen 2026: 1:04:44, 36th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:59 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:07, was faster than 91% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:14 faster than the average race this season, by 845 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:52Running 1 2:55v median −1:14
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 4:18v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:24Running 3 4:36v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:51Running 4 4:32v median −0:48
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:16v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:13v median −1:12
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:28v median −0:53
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Block 08 8:16Running 8 4:32v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.