The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christel Feijen - Saanen & Marco Saanen finished 355th of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:52.
The stations carried this race: faster than 37% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:42 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:53Running 1 4:34v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 6:03v median +0:55
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 6:32v median +1:08
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 6:38v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 6:47v median +1:17
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:39v median +1:13
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 6:52v median +1:26
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 7:29v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:32
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.