The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:53 at Mechelen 2026 put Mike Zaar & Valerie Van Glabbeeck 206th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 45% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:36 on the median. The roxzone cost time: 10:03, behind 85% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 845 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:14 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:29v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:19v median +0:13
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 5:24v median +0:03
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 5:25v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:40v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:33v median +0:08
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 5:29v median +0:08
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 5:49v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:03
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.