The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Steeven Barczynski & Faustine Degrugillier crossed the line in 1:17:54: 192nd of 424 mixed teams, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 3:31. Stronger after halfway: 4:07 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 8:17Running 1 3:55v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:36v median −0:32
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 4:48v median −0:36
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 4:48v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:54v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:49v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 4:49v median −0:37
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 5:14v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.