The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Vic Vandendaele & Alessia Parent crossed the line in 1:19:00: 211th of 424 mixed teams, faster than 50% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 97% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:11 on the median.
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 8:19Running 1 4:27v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:46v median +0:38
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 5:57v median +0:33
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 6:12v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 6:18v median +0:48
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 6:02v median +0:36
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 6:34v median +1:08
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 6:31v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:26
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.