The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Birgit Ritsbek & Luigi Savona finished 225th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:56.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:37 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:09Running 1 4:00v median −0:09
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 5:12v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 5:26v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 5:30v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:51v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:40v median +0:15
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 5:48v median +0:27
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 6:14v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.