The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hanne Van Damme & Staf Blomme finished 159th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:15:18, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 51% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:08 quicker than the median and 32nd of 394. The race faded late: the second half went 1:44 worse 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 8:19Running 1 4:08v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:58v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 5:25v median +0:04
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 5:24v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:23v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:23v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 5:23v median +0:02
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 6:00v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.