The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Sarah Neumann & Lukas Härtl crossed the line in 1:12:01: 231st of 962 mixed teams, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:52 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:35 worse 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 7:37Running 1 3:35v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:14v median −0:57
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 4:34v median −0:52
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:36v median −0:53
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:10v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:52v median −0:42
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 4:51v median −0:40
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Block 08 8:54Running 8 5:13v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.