The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marco Van Tilburg & Verena Ceulen - Van Herpen finished 335th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:27.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:40. 10:33 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:14 faster than the average race this season, by 845 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 3:52v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:00v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:13v median −0:08
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 5:32v median +0:12
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:35v median +1:09
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:34v median +0:09
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 5:36v median +0:15
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Block 08 12:05Running 8 6:27v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:33
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.