The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vera Geijtenbeek & Job Geijtenbeek finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:03:52 for 27th of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:06 ahead of the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:59, was faster than 93% 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 6:52Running 1 3:01v median −1:12
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:53v median −1:15
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 4:05v median −1:19
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 3:59v median −1:26
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:16v median −1:14
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:09v median −1:17
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Block 07 6:50Running 7 4:04v median −1:22
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Block 08 8:29Running 8 4:23v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.