The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Claire Burns & John-Paul Burns crossed the line in 1:16:29: 356th of 962 mixed teams, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:19 on the median. A harder second half: 14:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:14 faster than the average race this season, by 845 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:07Running 1 3:16v median −0:57
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 4:13v median −0:58
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Block 03 6:56Running 3 4:21v median −1:05
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Block 04 6:37Running 4 4:14v median −1:15
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:21v median −1:16
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Block 06 10:06Running 6 8:03v median +2:29
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Block 07 12:06Running 7 8:53v median +3:22
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 8:40v median +2:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.