The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Vandersteen & Aurelie Raemdonck finished 232nd of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:20:12.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:14 faster than the average race this season, by 845 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 3:59v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:45v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 4:45v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 4:51v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 4:54v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:50v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 5:21v median −0:05
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Block 08 11:40Running 8 5:38v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.