The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:10 at Mechelen 2026 put Flavia Longari & Rafael Marques 269th of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:11 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 8:55Running 1 4:48v median +0:35
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:47v median +0:39
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 6:00v median +0:36
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 5:56v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 6:13v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:49v median +0:23
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:40v median +0:14
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 6:14v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:54
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.