The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:43 at Mechelen 2026 put Elsya Herbstmeyer & Hugo Lahaye 495th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:25 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:33 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 8:28Running 1 4:09v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 5:14v median +0:03
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 5:18v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 5:11v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:25v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:24v median −0:10
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 5:16v median −0:15
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 5:38v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.