The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:28 at Mechelen 2026 put Déborah Gauthier & Macram Dihi 211th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 78% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 60% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:07 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:59Running 1 4:03v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 5:02v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 5:23v median −0:03
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Block 04 8:08Running 4 5:20v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 5:12v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:20v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 5:19v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 5:42v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.