The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pieter Aernouts & Jolien Marijnissen finished 119th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:07:40, faster than 88% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 65% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:30 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:27, was faster than 87% 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 7:26Running 1 3:21v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:07v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 4:21v median −1:05
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 4:15v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:23v median −1:14
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 4:30v median −1:04
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:22v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:49Running 8 4:46v median −1:10
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.