The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:04 at Mechelen 2026 put Marcus Salomon & Ana Garbo 391st of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 35% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:19 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:54, behind 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:14.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 5:38v median +1:25
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 7:04v median +1:56
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 7:13v median +1:49
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 7:23v median +1:58
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 7:32v median +2:02
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 7:32v median +2:06
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Block 07 12:09Running 7 7:29v median +2:03
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 8:23v median +2:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:54
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.