The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:59 at Mechelen 2026 put Sandy Hourmont & Julien Baillet 272nd of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:15 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:45 worse 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 9:01Running 1 4:25v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:01v median −0:05
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 5:22v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 5:31v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:53v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:41v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:44v median +0:23
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 6:09v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
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.