The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aurelie Azazga & Clovis Spoidenne finished 363rd of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 29% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:04 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:14 faster than the average race this season, by 845 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 4:41v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:32v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:44v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 5:46v median +0:21
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 5:48v median +0:18
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:45v median +0:19
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 6:02v median +0:36
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 7:11v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.