The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:07 at Mechelen 2026 put Bram Vandermaesen & Sarah Jacobs 385th of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 30% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 3% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:29 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:00 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 9:02Running 1 4:29v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:25v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:40v median +0:16
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 5:53v median +0:28
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 6:07v median +0:37
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 6:01v median +0:35
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 5:56v median +0:30
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Block 08 16:36Running 8 6:40v median +0:54
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.