The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:50:15 at Mechelen 2026 put Alessandro Di Paola & Laura Abecassis 386th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:02 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:47 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 10:06Running 1 5:10v median +1:01
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Block 02 10:05Running 2 6:26v median +1:20
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Block 03 11:44Running 3 6:29v median +1:08
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Block 04 14:12Running 4 6:25v median +1:05
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 6:49v median +1:23
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 6:52v median +1:27
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Block 07 14:16Running 7 7:06v median +1:45
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Block 08 16:42Running 8 8:22v median +2:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:47
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.