The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martha Breuseker & Maarten Philippi finished 319th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:02.
The runs carried this race: faster than 34% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:51. A harder second half: 2:34 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 9:00Running 1 4:31v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:37v median +0:31
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:36v median +0:15
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 5:50v median +0:30
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:42v median +0:16
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:47v median +0:22
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 5:43v median +0:22
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 6:27v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:40
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.