The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Zac Blackledge & Eva Bardi at Mechelen 2026: 58:12, 4th of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:11 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:26, was faster than 98% 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 6:22Running 1 2:40v median −1:33
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Block 02 5:22Running 2 3:47v median −1:21
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 3:53v median −1:31
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Block 04 6:24Running 4 3:49v median −1:36
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Block 05 7:58Running 5 3:55v median −1:35
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:59v median −1:27
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Block 07 6:42Running 7 4:01v median −1:25
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Block 08 7:32Running 8 4:08v median −1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.