The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:39 at Mechelen 2026 put Eric Micha & Laura Jaerdens 344th of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 41% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:38. A harder second half: 2:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:19Running 1 4:56v median +0:43
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:58v median +0:50
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 6:33v median +1:09
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 6:36v median +1:11
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:30v median +1:00
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:43v median +1:17
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 6:56v median +1:30
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 7:27v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.