The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Boris Gurtner & manon fillatre won the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026 in 57:02, first of 424 mixed teams.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:18 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:41 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:13, ahead of 99% 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 6:33Running 1 2:46v median −1:27
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Block 02 5:19Running 2 3:36v median −1:32
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Block 03 6:39Running 3 3:54v median −1:30
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Block 04 6:38Running 4 3:54v median −1:31
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Block 05 7:44Running 5 3:52v median −1:38
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Block 06 5:10Running 6 3:46v median −1:40
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Block 07 6:27Running 7 3:53v median −1:33
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Block 08 7:29Running 8 4:03v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 422
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 422 mixed teams who finished.