The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:00 at Mechelen 2026 put Stéphane Donois & Olympia Papaïkonomou 356th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 26% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:26, behind 89% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 845 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:14 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:46v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 6:26v median +1:20
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 6:54v median +1:33
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 7:04v median +1:44
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 7:23v median +1:57
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 7:42v median +2:17
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Block 07 12:41Running 7 7:34v median +2:13
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Block 08 12:45Running 8 7:29v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:26
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.