The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Maylee Smallegange & Gijs Nabben crossed the line in 1:17:23: 182nd of 424 mixed teams, faster than 57% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 47% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:00Running 1 3:56v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 5:12v median +0:04
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 5:28v median +0:04
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 5:35v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:39v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:42v median +0:16
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:38v median +0:12
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 5:54v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.