The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rebecca Lord & James Parsons finished 348th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:55.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:42 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:19, behind 88% 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 9:30Running 1 5:07v median +0:58
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 6:27v median +1:21
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 6:42v median +1:21
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 6:35v median +1:15
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:43v median +1:17
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:48v median +1:23
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Block 07 12:05Running 7 6:23v median +1:02
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 6:34v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:19
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.