The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marjon Roefs & Frank Dobbelsteijn finished 353rd of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:35:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:26. A harder second half: 2:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:11Running 1 4:35v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:25v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:30v median +0:09
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 5:43v median +0:23
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:55v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:52v median +0:27
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Block 07 12:38Running 7 5:56v median +0:35
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Block 08 15:23Running 8 6:28v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:13
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.