The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dennis Van De Burgt & Pien Rutten finished 127th of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:13:47, faster than 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 56% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:06 on the median.
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 7:38Running 1 3:31v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:35v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 5:08v median −0:16
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 6:04v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:41v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:39v median +0:13
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 5:18v median −0:08
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 5:27v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
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.