The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:58 at Mechelen 2026 put Maarten Janssen & Marieke Van Dennheuvel 229th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 76% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:45 behind the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:30, was faster than 86% 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 8:02Running 1 3:50v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:27v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 4:30v median −0:56
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 4:21v median −1:08
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:28v median −1:09
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:29v median −1:05
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:28v median −1:03
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 4:48v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.