The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maïté Pittoors & Jeroen Van Hoof finished 383rd of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:49:08.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:09 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:38, behind 96% 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 11:05Running 1 6:02v median +1:53
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 7:09v median +2:03
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 7:18v median +1:57
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Block 04 12:25Running 4 7:21v median +2:01
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Block 05 13:53Running 5 7:31v median +2:05
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Block 06 9:52Running 6 7:30v median +2:05
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Block 07 13:32Running 7 7:23v median +2:02
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Block 08 14:50Running 8 8:35v median +2:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:38
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.