The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Olga Coppens & Lars Van Engelen finished 281st of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:23:58.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 29% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:46 ahead of the median. The roxzone cost time: 11:36, behind 95% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 845 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:14 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:45v median +0:32
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:50v median +0:42
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 5:47v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 5:49v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:55v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:49v median +0:23
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 5:50v median +0:24
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Block 08 10:41Running 8 6:32v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:36
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.