The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Peter Depaepe & Tine Depaepe finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:05:28 for 80th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:58 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:53, was faster than 95% 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 7:09Running 1 3:17v median −0:56
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 4:06v median −1:05
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 4:15v median −1:11
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 4:19v median −1:10
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:42v median −0:55
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:22v median −1:12
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Block 07 7:23Running 7 4:22v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:19Running 8 4:35v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 962
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 962 mixed teams who finished.