The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hugo Houtepen & Fenne Van Iersel finished 269th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:13:20, faster than 72% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 86% of the field beaten on the stations, against 65% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:15 quicker than the median and 3rd of 962.
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 8:05Running 1 3:53v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:57v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 5:08v median −0:18
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 5:20v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:19v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:31v median −0:03
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Block 07 6:35Running 7 4:51v median −0:40
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 5:21v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.