The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amber Martens & Mitch Widdershoven finished 242nd of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:01 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:40Running 1 4:24v median +0:15
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:16v median +0:10
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 5:23v median +0:02
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 5:42v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:38v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:18v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 4:53v median −0:28
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 5:24v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.