The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Fiona Gerome & Antoine Thomain crossed the line in 1:17:13: 179th of 424 mixed teams, faster than 58% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:39 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:38 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:02Running 1 4:30v median +0:17
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 5:15v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:26v median +0:02
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 5:35v median +0:10
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:30v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:25v median −0:01
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 5:24v median −0:02
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 5:44v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.