The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Frederieke Berbers & Rob Eerens finished 108th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:11:48, faster than 73% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 86% of the field beaten on the stations, against 63% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:55 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:39Running 1 3:40v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:37v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:55v median −0:26
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Block 04 8:08Running 4 5:05v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:14v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 5:00v median −0:25
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 5:20v median −0:01
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 5:56v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.