The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mac Nicholls & Sophia Littlejohn finished 338th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:55.
A station race more than a running one: 34% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:32, behind 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 8:58Running 1 4:55v median +0:46
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:54v median +0:48
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 6:11v median +0:50
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 6:25v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:53v median +1:27
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:46v median +1:21
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 6:36v median +1:15
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 7:27v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:32
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.