The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexander Bergmans & Laura van der Koelen finished 223rd of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:11:53, faster than 77% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 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 8:19Running 1 4:10v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:55v median −0:16
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 5:01v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 5:10v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 5:04v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 5:03v median −0:31
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:58v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:02Running 8 5:22v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.