The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Mickael Dechene & Isabelle Mathieu crossed the line in 1:16:57: 371st of 962 mixed teams, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:55 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:13 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 8:22Running 1 4:16v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 5:13v median +0:02
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:36v median +0:10
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 5:33v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:36v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:37v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 5:30v median −0:01
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 5:58v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.