The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Xanthe De Groof & Jeremy Elskens finished 328th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:50.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:32. The race faded late: the second half went 9:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:52 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 8:21Running 1 4:06v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 5:05v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 5:38v median +0:17
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 5:43v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 6:11v median +0:45
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 7:04v median +1:39
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 6:27v median +1:06
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Block 08 14:17Running 8 8:16v median +2:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:52
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.