The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christel van Balkom & Ad Gommers finished 341st of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:30.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:16. The race faded late: the second half went 2:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:11Running 1 4:54v median +0:41
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 6:03v median +0:55
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 6:12v median +0:48
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 6:16v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:28v median +0:58
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:37v median +1:11
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 6:35v median +1:09
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Block 08 12:14Running 8 7:15v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.