The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Anissa Schoonbrood & Niels de Boer crossed the line in 1:11:50: 113th of 424 mixed teams, faster than 73% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 79% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:17 of the median.
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 7:33Running 1 3:33v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:24v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:44v median −0:40
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:39v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:50v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:47v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:56v median −0:30
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 5:14v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.