The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:20 at Mechelen 2026 put Kris Kums & Joep Van Gassel 293rd of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:38 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:56 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 9:13Running 1 4:46v median +0:37
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:47v median +0:41
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:41v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 5:46v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:53v median +0:27
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 6:04v median +0:39
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Block 07 11:39Running 7 6:01v median +0:40
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 6:53v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.