The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carlos Javier Martínez Torres & María Dolores Molina Alcaraz finished 368th of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:15.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 4:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:18, behind 88% of the field.
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 8:58Running 1 4:49v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 6:17v median +1:09
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 6:42v median +1:18
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 6:46v median +1:21
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 7:07v median +1:37
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Block 06 8:46Running 6 7:01v median +1:35
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 7:25v median +1:59
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 8:02v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:18
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.