The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jivomir Bakardjiev & Zornitsa Bakardzhieva finished 424th of 424 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:05:48.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:24. A harder second half: 13:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:32, behind 98% of the field.
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
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:29v median +1:16
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Block 02 10:45Running 2 6:51v median +1:43
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 7:16v median +1:52
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Block 04 15:24Running 4 7:23v median +1:58
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Block 05 14:10Running 5 8:50v median +3:20
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Block 06 11:45Running 6 9:31v median +4:05
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Block 07 16:11Running 7 9:36v median +4:10
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Block 08 23:18Running 8 10:27v median +4:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:32
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.