The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stijn Verrest & Tessa Smits finished 166th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:09:47, faster than 83% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:10 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:19 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:10Running 1 4:00v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:43v median −0:28
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 5:01v median −0:25
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Block 04 7:31Running 4 4:59v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 5:05v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:51v median −0:43
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 4:51v median −0:40
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:59v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
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.