The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michiel Van Dessel & Alisha Kellens finished 416th of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:48:46.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:03. A harder second half: 5:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:00 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 10:19Running 1 5:18v median +1:05
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 6:20v median +1:12
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 6:55v median +1:31
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 8:44v median +3:19
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Block 05 14:00Running 5 8:08v median +2:38
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:47v median +1:21
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 8:01v median +2:35
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Block 08 16:53Running 8 8:23v median +2:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:00
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.