The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rogier van der Werf & Miriam van den Berg finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:05:03 for 32nd of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:51 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:13, was faster than 91% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:14.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:29v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 4:07v median −1:01
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Block 03 6:57Running 3 4:16v median −1:08
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 4:20v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 4:21v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:18v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 4:18v median −1:08
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Block 08 8:22Running 8 4:29v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.