The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Dieter Goossens & Chinouk Van Calster crossed the line in 1:16:55: 178th of 394 mixed teams, faster than 55% of the field.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:33 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:33 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 8:30Running 1 4:26v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:17v median +0:11
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 5:24v median +0:03
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 5:23v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:31v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:37v median +0:12
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 5:34v median +0:13
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:43v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.