The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michelle Royer & Jay Streur finished 223rd of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:46.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:56 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:21Running 1 4:23v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:24v median +0:18
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 5:35v median +0:14
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 5:42v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:51v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:54v median +0:29
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 6:04v median +0:43
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 6:28v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.