The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Lucas Goretti & Catarina De Sousa Esteves crossed the line in 1:08:34: 131st of 962 mixed teams, faster than 86% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 63% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:30 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:20, was faster than 89% 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 7:51Running 1 3:42v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:21v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 4:24v median −1:02
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Block 04 7:46Running 4 4:34v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:27v median −1:10
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:21v median −1:13
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:18v median −1:13
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 4:44v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.