The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joevin Hermant & Philomène Hennion finished 418th of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:49:13.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:45. The race faded late: the second half went 8:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:39, behind 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 9:51Running 1 5:23v median +1:10
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 6:49v median +1:41
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 7:07v median +1:43
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 7:09v median +1:44
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 7:41v median +2:11
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Block 06 10:09Running 6 8:12v median +2:46
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Block 07 15:53Running 7 8:16v median +2:50
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Block 08 15:29Running 8 9:16v median +3:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:39
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.