The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:35 at Mechelen 2026 put Saar Kuus & Bram Van Der Ploeg 324th of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 65% of the field across all eight, against 13% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:13 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
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 8:49Running 1 4:32v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:41v median +0:33
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 6:03v median +0:39
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 6:08v median +0:43
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:36v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 6:35v median +1:09
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 6:41v median +1:15
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 8:09v median +2:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:13
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.