The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Thomas Boivin & Emie Aribaud at Mechelen 2026: 1:05:51, 41st of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:20 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:28Running 1 3:39v median −0:34
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 4:11v median −0:57
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Block 03 6:45Running 3 4:33v median −0:51
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Block 04 7:08Running 4 4:33v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:42v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:47v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:20Running 7 4:41v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:54Running 8 5:17v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.