The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Morgane Lemmens & Robin Soete crossed the line in 1:16:42: 360th of 962 mixed teams, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:48 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 better against the middle of the field 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 8:16Running 1 4:08v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 5:16v median +0:05
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 5:44v median +0:18
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:36v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:42v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:38v median +0:04
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 5:42v median +0:11
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 5:53v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
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.