The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Femke Vogel & Pepijn Grapendaal finished 135th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:13:56, faster than 66% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 69% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:34 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:18 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:14.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:27v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:18v median −0:48
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:27v median +0:06
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 5:28v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:57v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 4:55v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:55v median −0:26
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 5:16v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.