The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bram Reinders & Liz Wilting finished 304th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:14:33, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 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 7:39Running 1 3:31v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:24v median −0:47
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 4:37v median −0:49
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 4:49v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 4:54v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 5:06v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 5:03v median −0:28
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 5:14v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.