The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:43 at Mechelen 2026 put Cobie Brouwer & Niek Schmoller 382nd of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 25% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:04 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:36 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
-
Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:42v median +0:29
-
Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:50v median +0:42
-
Block 03 10:47Running 3 5:56v median +0:32
-
Block 04 11:41Running 4 6:05v median +0:40
-
Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:07v median +0:37
-
Block 06 8:06Running 6 5:56v median +0:30
-
Block 07 12:41Running 7 5:57v median +0:31
-
Block 08 14:14Running 8 6:43v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:15
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.