The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Nicolas Clausse & Effi Verhoeven crossed the line in 1:18:44: 431st of 962 mixed teams, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 40% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:42 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:16Running 1 4:12v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 5:07v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:38v median +0:12
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 5:31v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:42v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 6:04v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 6:23v median +0:52
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 6:18v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.