The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Saskia Derese & Ferre Deroover finished 287th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:13:55, faster than 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:06 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:31 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 7:59Running 1 4:03v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 5:01v median −0:10
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 5:27v median +0:01
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Block 04 8:21Running 4 5:36v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:47v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:44v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 5:37v median +0:06
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Block 08 9:47Running 8 5:58v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
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.