The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Joachim De Lange & Annelies Bertels crossed the line in 1:16:18: 347th of 962 mixed teams, faster than 64% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:45 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:11Running 1 4:01v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:51v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:17v median −0:09
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 5:19v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:19v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:22v median −0:12
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 5:18v median −0:13
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 5:38v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.