The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sara Van Der Wijngaard & Tijs Flokman finished 315th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:47.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:44. A harder second half: 1:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:09 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 9:04Running 1 4:32v median +0:23
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:25v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 6:02v median +0:41
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Block 04 10:45Running 4 5:58v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 6:03v median +0:37
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:45v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 5:46v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:00Running 8 6:47v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:09
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.