The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:15 at Mechelen 2026 put Gael Smets & Charlotte Krug 487th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:51 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:51 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 8:43Running 1 4:16v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 5:08v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:35v median +0:09
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 5:32v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:36v median −0:01
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:48v median +0:14
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 6:00v median +0:29
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 6:29v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:53
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.