The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anna Santoro & Maximo Fiorillo finished 192nd of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:10:38, faster than 80% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 68% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:26, was faster than 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 7:46Running 1 4:03v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:35v median −0:36
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 5:10v median −0:16
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Block 04 7:56Running 4 5:01v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:20v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 5:05v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 5:03v median −0:28
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Block 08 9:40Running 8 5:36v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.