The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Méline Pasteel & Benjamin Lebrun finished 172nd of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:54, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:08. The race faded late: the second half went 4:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 845 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:14 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 3:17v median −0:56
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:20v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 5:00v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 5:01v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:01v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 5:07v median −0:19
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:04v median −0:22
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 5:31v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.