The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Alyssa te Riele & Julian Akkersdijk crossed the line in 1:18:33: 202nd of 424 mixed teams, faster than 52% of the field.
The race faded late: the second half went 1:48 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 8:08Running 1 3:51v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:54v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 5:03v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 5:15v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:05v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:08v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 5:11v median −0:15
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 6:26v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
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.