The race, in three figures
The race, in words
José Rodríguez & Lucie Vanlembrouck finished 269th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:24:54.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:23. The race faded late: the second half went 1:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:14 faster than the average race this season, by 845 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:12v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 5:05v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:21v median +0:00
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 5:31v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:50v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:42v median +0:17
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 5:43v median +0:22
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 6:21v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.