The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Timo Van Driel & Johanna De Jongste at Mechelen 2026: 1:06:21, 99th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:27, ahead of 87% 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 7:41Running 1 3:31v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:18v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 4:22v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 4:17v median −1:12
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:21v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:18v median −1:16
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 4:11v median −1:20
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Block 08 8:41Running 8 4:41v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.