The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:10 at Mechelen 2026 put Marijke Van Tichelen & Stan Neefs 159th of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 83% of the field across all eight, against 54% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:59 quicker than the median and 2nd of 424. The race faded late: the second half went 1:59 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 8:03Running 1 3:54v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:58v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 5:12v median −0:12
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 5:18v median −0:07
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:30v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:30v median +0:04
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 5:38v median +0:12
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 5:43v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.