The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:10 at Mechelen 2026 put Sarah Arnert & Nils Bretzlaff 344th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:18 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:24, behind 89% 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 9:13Running 1 4:30v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 5:45v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:56v median +0:35
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 6:00v median +0:40
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 5:57v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:02v median +0:37
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 6:08v median +0:47
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 6:52v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:24
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.